Birds Around Me 0059 - Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea)

Bird of many myths, civilizations, and the ancient world, Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea is another bird that I had the opportunity to see and photograph in the UK and India (north, central & south).

Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea)
Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea)
RSPB Rye Meads
August 2022
Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea) Padariya, Jabalpur, MP, India October 2023
Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea)
Padariya, Jabalpur, MP, India
October 2023
Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea) Padariya, Jabalpur, MP, India October 2023
Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea)
Padariya, Jabalpur, MP, India
October 2023

Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea) Padariya, Jabalpur, MP, India October 2023
Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea)
Padariya, Jabalpur, MP, India
October 2023

Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला) / Ardea cinerea
Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea
RSPB Rye Meads
July 2022








Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला) / Ardea cinerea
Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea
RSPB Rye Meads
July 2022

Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea
Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea
RSPB Rye Meads
July 2022


Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea - Ashutosh Jhureley
Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea
Stocker's Lake, Rickmansworth, UK
15-Sept-2020

I cannot get over close-up experience with Grey Heron yesterday. It was less than 3 meters away from me and very comfortable with my presence. The only issue was it could find any fish or a bigger meal, I have seen them with fishes bigger than they can handle, snake, lizard, frog but first time saw snacking dragonflies.
 
Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea - Ashutosh Jhureley
Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea
Stocker's Lake, Rickmansworth, UK
15-Sept-2020


Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea  is a charismatic, predatory wader of heron family normally seen along with other herons & egrets on the edge of water bodies.  They have aptly been able to live in cities where habitats and nesting space are available. They can be seen all around London close to water bodies and if you have fish in your garden this is the largest bird you will see there.

Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea is ashy-grey above with white crown and neck, greyish white below. It has long slender S-shaped neck, narrow head, and stout, pointed, dagger bill. The long black occipital crest, elongated black-streaked white plumes on the breast, and a conspicuous black-dotted line down the middle of the fore neck, are additional point of identity. The female is similar, but her crest and pectoral plumes are less developed. (src: Common Birds of India, Salim Ali & Laeeq Futehally)

Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea) are solitary birds, and like to spend time alone and will chase another one, often very aggressively.

Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea) chasing juvenile away RSPB Rye Meads August 2022
Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea) chasing juvenile away
RSPB Rye Meads
August 2022


The main call is a loud croaking "fraaank fraaank", but a variety of guttural and raucous noises is heard at the breeding colony. 

Interesting Bird Facts: 
1. In India, it is considered as an ardent follower of Lord Hanuman.
2. In Ancient Egypt, the deity Bennu was depicted as a heron. 
3. In Ancient Rome, the heron was a bird of divination. 
4. Apparently in England, the roast heron was once a specially prized dish; when George Neville became Archbishop of York in 1465, 400 herons were served to the guests.
5. The fat of a heron killed at the full moon was once believed to be a cure for rheumatism.
6. The English surnames Earnshaw, Hernshaw, Herne, and Heron all derive from the heron, the suffix -shaw meaning a wood, referring to a place where herons nested.


Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea) chasing juvenile away RSPB Rye Meads August 2022
Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea) chasing juvenile away
RSPB Rye Meads
August 2022

Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea) chasing juvenile away RSPB Rye Meads August 2022
Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea) chasing juvenile away
RSPB Rye Meads
August 2022

Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea) chasing juvenile away RSPB Rye Meads August 2022
Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea) chasing juvenile away
RSPB Rye Meads
August 2022

Juvenile Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea) RSPB Rye Meads August 2022
Juvenile Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea)
RSPB Rye Meads
August 2022

Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea)
Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea)
RSPB Rye Meads
August 2022

Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea)
Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea)
RSPB Rye Meads
August 2022

Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea)
Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea)

Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea)
Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea)

Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea)
Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea)

Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला) / Ardea cinerea
Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea
RSPB Rye Meads
July 2022

Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea)
Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea)

Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea)
Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea)

Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea)
Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea)

Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea)
Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea)

Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea - Ashutosh Jhureley
Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea
RSPB Rye Meads
July 2022

Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea - Ashutosh Jhureley
Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea
RSPB Rye Meads
July 2022

Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea - Ashutosh Jhureley
Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea
RSPB Rye Meads
July 2022

Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea - Ashutosh Jhureley
Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea
RSPB Rye Meads
July 2022

Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea - Ashutosh Jhureley
Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea
RSPB Rye Meads
July 2022

Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea - Ashutosh Jhureley
Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea
RSPB Rye Meads
July 2022

Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea - Ashutosh Jhureley
Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea
RSPB Rye Meads
July 2022

Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea - Ashutosh Jhureley
Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea
Stocker's Lake, Rickmansworth, UK
13-Aug-2020

Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea - Ashutosh Jhureley

Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea - Ashutosh Jhureley

Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea - Ashutosh Jhureley


Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea - Ashutosh Jhureley


Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea - Ashutosh Jhureley
Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea
Stocker's Lake, Rickmansworth, UK

Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea
Stocker's Lake, Rickmansworth, UK
















































Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea  - Ashutosh Jhureley

Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea  - Ashutosh Jhureley

Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea  - Ashutosh Jhureley

Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea  - Ashutosh Jhureley

Grey heron (अंजन, नरी, सैन) / Ardea cinerea  - Ashutosh Jhureley



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