Besides being a great hunter, the Great Blue Heron is a stately bird with its coloration and its size and wingspan of 6 feet! They not only eat fish but also such small mammals as gophers, and amphibians as bullfrogs, etc. They can strike amazingly fast for a bird that usually moves about with slow deliberation. I never lose my fascination for this fine creature!

Cool Fact from "All About Birds" http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Blue_Heron/overview)

"Great Blue Herons can hunt day and night thanks to a high percentage of rod-type photoreceptors in their eyes that improve their night vision."

I had no idea that excellent vision was another of the interesting facts about the Great Blue Heron!