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	Purple Heron - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, common throughout southern Europe and Asia.
		The Purple Heron is a large bird, standing 80 cm tall, and it has a 120 cm wingspan.
		This is characteristic of herons and bitterns, and distinguishes them from storks, cranes and spoonbills, which extend their necks.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Purple_Heron (241 words)

	purple heron (ardea purpurea): info fact sheet, photos
		Purple Herons are shy and solitary hunters, and appear to hunt mostly at night continuing into the early morning.
		Purple Herons are resident and breed from the tropics to mid-temperate countries.
		Purple Herons are not considered as threatened as some other herons in Singapore because they are widespread and able to adapt to a wide range of breeding conditions.
	www.naturia.per.sg /buloh/birds/Ardea_purpurea.htm (972 words)

	ChristStory Heron Page
		Herons are fabled to be the enemies of eagles and the friends of crows.
		In Japan and China a heron and a crow may be pictured together as a symbol of the yin-yang.
		The purple heron is associated with the phoenix and the Benu and brings their symbolic meanings of resurrection, regeneration, and renewal to the heron family.
	ww2.netnitco.net /users/legend01/heron.htm (551 words)

	HP d.d.- Stamps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In mid-air the heron has a more high-pitched cry than the Grey Heron, and at the time of nesting in the colonies of herons, there is a very intense crying going on day and night.
		The Purple Heron lives in wetland and swamps of plant communities where there is a predominance of common reed (Phragmites australis), common club-rush (Schoenoplectus lacustris), various kinds of bulrushes (Typha), sedge (Carex) and other sorts that make a phytocoenosis of the common reed and a small crab (Scirpo – Phragmitetum W.Koch 1926).
		Herons are caring parents, regularly feed their fledglings and protect them from the blazing sun and enemies.
	www.posta.hr /markeasp/index_e.asp?brmarke=497 (628 words)

	Purple Heron: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Purple Heron (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Purple Heron is a large bird, standing 80cm tall, and it has a 120cm wingspan.
		It is somewhat smaller than Grey Heron, from which it can be distinguishes by its darker reddish-brown plumage, and, in adults, darker grey aback.
		The long neck of Purple Heron looks particularly snakelike, with more of an S-shape in flight.
	www.encyclopedian.com /pu/Purple-Heron.html (226 words)

	Heron Posters
		Herons are medium to large long-legged, long-necked wading birds of the family Ardeidae, which also includes the egrets and bitterns.
		Within the family Ardeidae, all members of the genera, Botaurus and Ixobrychus are classed as bitterns, not herons, however the species sometimes known as egrets are simply white-coloured herons with decorative plumes, and not a biologically distinct group (although one could also define true Egrets as the members of genus Egretta).
		The classification of the individual heron species is fraught with difficulty, and there is still no clear consensus about the correct placement of many species into either of the two major genera, Ardea and Egretta.
	www.junglewalk.com /shop/Heron-posters-P2.htm (171 words)

	Tour du Valat (c) 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Purple Heron Ardea purpurea is a vulnerable species which nests in colonies in mature flooded reedbeds.
		Every reedbed capable of supporting a Purple Heron colony in the Plan du Bourg, the Ile de Camargue and the Petite Camargue Gardoise is covered by the monitoring.
		DEERENBERG C., HAFNER H. 1999 - Fluctuation in the population size and colony dynamics in the purple heron Ardea purpurea in Mediterranean France.
	www.tourduvalat.org /news_734.htm (315 words)

	Birdwatching in Andalucia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A sub-reception is located at the bridge and several good hides overviewing a part of the river offer you the chance of exploring this part of the park on foot.
		Purple Coot can be easily seen in the reed beds, as can various Herons, including the Purple Heron, Cattle Egret and Squacco Heron.
		Night Herons and Egrets breed in the marsh trees; during evenings the trees are full of them.
	www.arrakis.es /~pvm/where/donana.html (697 words)

	Purple heron
		Compared to the Grey Heron the Purple Heron is slightly smaller with a narrower bill, head and neck.
		In Europe the Purple Heron often nest in reed-beds otherwise in trees.
		Lay four to five greenish-blue eggs in a nest hidden among the reed-bed or treetops.
	www.gamehuntersguide.com /Encyclopedia/Animals/Birds/Herons/Purple%20heron.htm (154 words)

	Purple Heron of Yong Peng (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Purple Herons can be found in marsh area and trees around fresh water.
		For purple herons, the male are identical in size and colour to the female.
		I suspect that it is sheilding the chick from sunlight.
	geocities.com /jkhw73/heronpage.htm (202 words)

	Heron Predation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The martins buzzed the heron briefly before one martin landed on the entrance, paused, and looked to its left.
		A small crowd of people on the beach was visibly shaken by the cries of the martins and the spectacle of this heron maneuvering a bird within its bill.
		I knew herons and egrets are diversely predatory, but I had never seen such a thing in Ballard.
	www.purplemartin.org /forumarchives/archive/Heronpred.htm (344 words)

	The Wetlands of northern Tuscany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Indeed, the Purple Heron occupies quite a different ecological niche from the other herons, frequenting reed and cane thickets rich in emergent wetland plants.
		The Purple Heron cannot tolerate human disturbance and is less gregarious than other herons, although it usually does nest in colonies.
		Because of the drastic fall in suitable habitats, the Purple Heron has been through a long phase of decline and has only started to re-establish its numbers in recent years: it is included in the Red List of Nesting Birds in Italy.
	www.zoneumidetoscane.it /files/aironering.html (237 words)

	Madagascar - Four Miniature Sheets Issued 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		However the Purple Heron Ardea purpurea is common on the island and has been confused on stamps in the past with this species.
		For example, French Ter of Afars and Issas SG 651 clearly shows a Purple Heron, but it is captioned on the stamp as a Goliath Heron, and listed as such in CBoS.
		In the case of this issue from Madagascar, the bird is a Goliath Heron.
	www.bird-stamps.org /recent/madmin98.htm (258 words)

	Heron page
		The herons of the world are a large and interesting family, having ancient origins stretching back to the Lower Eocene some 55 million years ago (Martínez-Vilata and Motis 1992).
		The large white heron has been the symbol of the National Audubon Society for a hundred years, ever since that organization's early origins in fighting the egret plume trade in Florida (such plumes were once fashionable on women's hats).
		Other herons feed by stirring up the muddy bottom, jabbing at prey which is disturbed (Snowy and Little egrets), or quiet standing in the shallows (Great Egret).
	www.montereybay.com /creagrus/herons.html (1377 words)

	Ornithologischer Anzeiger Band 40, Heft 1
		KRAUS, M. and W. Occurrence of Herons and Bitterns Ardeidae in the Franconian Pond Area from 1950 to 2000.
		Squacco Heron: Since 1955 (previously in 1947) evidence of 34 observations between May and September in 17 years.
		From 1979 to 1992 one breeding pair at the ponds in the vicinity of Buch.
	www.og-bayern.de /deutsch/pubs/orn_anz/anz_bd40h1_abs.htm (674 words)

	Encyclopedia: Purple Heron
		Genera See text The Ardeidae family of birds is the heron, egret and bittern family of wading birds.
		Genera Ardea Zebrilus Philherodias Tigrisoma Ardeola Bubulcus Egretta Agamia Butorides Tigriornis Tigrisoma Gorsachius Syrigma Zonerodius Nycticorax see also: Bittern Heron and reeds, Haronobu Suzuki (1754-1770) Herons are medium to large long-legged, long-necked wading birds of the family Ardeidae, which also includes the egrets and bitterns.
		Binomial name Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 The Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, common throughout temperate Europe and Asia.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Purple-Heron (776 words)

	Original Artwork: Yuri Levinovsky: Purple Heron (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The magnificent Purple Heron is a large wading bird that inhabits freshwater lake and marshes with dense waterside vegetation.
		The Purple Heron prefers to feed alone in the shallows where it stands completely motionless among the reeds.
		In winter, the Purple Heron moves from its northern breeding range to the steppes of Africa.
	www.fleetwoodspecials.com /EB5SC0EC.htm (448 words)

	Field Guide > Herons > Goliath Heron (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A heron with a massive build, which is mostly slate-grey and chestnut brown in colour.
		The head and neck are a deep chestnut brown colour, with the chin and centre of the throat whitish.
		This massive heron, is a species of larger water bodies and the edges of reedbeds.
	www.birdlife.org.za /fieldguide/book/species_info.cfm?id=48 (311 words)

	Possible Hybrid Grey Heron x Purple Heron Ardea cinerea x Ardea purpurea, Bavaria (Germany) 27.06.2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		An unusual heron was discovered by Alexander Wöber on 27.06.2004 at the Neusee near Mönchstockheim, Lkr.
		The slender bill and the dark stripe from the neck leading under the eye to the bill speak for Purple Heron.
		Campos F.; Confirmed case of hybridisation between the grey heron (Ardea cinerea) and purple heron (Ardea purpurea) in Valladolid, Spain [French]; Gerfaut 1990
	www.bavarianbirds.de /mix/ardea0_e.html (327 words)

	John James Audubon Purple Heron Prints Paintings Posters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Here is the Purple Heron by John James Audubon - - Frame Description and Size: 24.00 X 24.00 - 1.5 Smooth gold finish with classic scoop profile accented by beaded edge,.
		Purple Heron" by John James Audubon Framed Size: 24.00" X 24.00" Frame Desc.
		Here is Purple Heron by John James Audubon - - Frame Description and Size: 24.00 X 24.00 - 1.5 Smooth gold finish with classic scoop profile accented by beaded edge, seasons, weather, birds, clouds, clouds, animals, birds, floral, plants, landscape, water, traditional, realism, art, prints, posters.
	seasons.western-art-gallery.com /john-james-audubon-purple-heron.shtml (154 words)

	Heron (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Herons are medium to large long-legged, long-necked wading birds of the family Ardeidae.
		Although herons resemble other families, such as the storks, ibises and spoonbills, unlike the latter groups, herons fly with their necks retracted, not outstretched.
		Some herons, espcially the white species, are called egrets.
	www.wordlookup.net /he/heron.html (344 words)

	Fraser's Birding Website > Catalunya Trip Report
		Purple Swamp-hens (pr) perched about six feet up in the reeds on a flattened platform.
		Stonechat, Serin, Crested Lark, Reed Warbler and Purple Heron overhead.
		Movement of Purple Herons, Cattle Egrets and Little Egrets (one flock contained 17 birds) increasing in the evening — birds flying in from all area to roost in the reserve.
	www.fssbirding.org.uk /catalunya2000tripreport.htm (6620 words)

	Goliath Heron, Ardea goliath
		An unmistakable Heron - with an overall length of between 4 to 5 feet this really is a huge bird!
		In flight it has a slow and rather ponderous look and, unlike some other herons, its legs are not held horizontally (see the picture above).
		The only similar species is the purple heron, which is much smaller.
	www.kenyabirds.org.uk /goliath.htm (129 words)

	Kamusi - Search Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The results for 'heron' are displayed below in alphabetical order, so please do not assume that the first entry you see is the best result.
		purple heron, pl purple herons { Swahili: pondagundi, pl pondagundi } [Terminology: ornithology]
		Madagascar squacco heron, pl squacco herons { Swahili: kingoyo Malagasi, pl vingoyo Malagasi } [Terminology: ornithology]
	research.yale.edu /cgi-bin/swahili/lookup.cgi?Word=heron&EngP=1 (468 words)

	BirdForum - Purple Heron, Blacknecked Grebe, Garganey and so on
		This is a nature reserve today and formerly it was some artificial lakes belonging to a sugar producing factory.
		This is one of the safe spots for Purple heron and after we had seen the first within the reedbeds (standing there without moving for half an hour-the bird, not us), we spotted several more, one flying very closeby and some others hunting in between the dense reed stands.
		Purple Herons are really great looking birds aren't they?
	www.birdforum.net /showthread.php?t=17077 (657 words)

	Identify a Heron with purple neck
		They will usually produce one or two "colts" each year.
		Each night they fly over our place to get to their roosting site at the Blue Heron Wetlands near Titusville, Fl.
		Their call is similar to a noisy child's toy from the 40's and 50's.
	www.cfbw.com /ronshclet.shtml (241 words)

	Bird directive: Purple Heron (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Purple Herons are confined to freshwater marshes with dense vegetation.
		At present, the EU breeding population is estimated about 5,000 pairs and has declined during recent years.
		The major causes of the decline of the Purple Heron are the loss and degradation of habitat through the drainage of wetlands and water exploitation, illegal shooting, pesticides and disturbances at breeding colonies.
	europa.eu.int /comm/environment/nature/directive/ardea_purpurea_en.htm (138 words)

	Canon Digital Photography Forums - Purple Heron
		These are rare purple herons found in South East Asia.
		They are one of the most colorful birds in the heron family.
		This colony is nesting quite close to human settlements as their natural habitat is being encroached.
	photography-on-the.net /forum/printthread.php?t=20412 (544 words)

	LROS Articles Purple Heron at Saddington Res (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It had apparently been seen at the reservoir on Monday 27th August, and twice since, once along the feeder channel between the reservoir and the nearby Grand Union canal, and once at Kilby Bridge, some four miles further along the canal.
		I was woken at 6.15am by the beeping of my phone - a text message from Nick: 'Just flushed P Heron from canal!' I immediately phoned Nick back and he excitedly told me that he'd seen it, and yes, it was a '100% definite' Purple Heron.
		This was the fourth county record, the first alive since 1975, and the first away from the Trent Valley area.
	www.lros.org.uk /purpleheron.htm (847 words)

	Photo of:Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea (433) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Herons and Egrets of the World: A Photographic Journey, James Hancock
		In this book, the only complete review of the world\'s herons currently in print, James Hancock distills his knowledge into a concise review of all 47 species and recognized subspecies.
		The text comprises a thumbnail sketch, including descriptions of the appearance, distribution, conservation status, feeding, and breeding ecology of each species.
	www.worldbirder.com /photo/photo.asp?PID=433&SupID= (301 words)

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