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Grey Heron Bird In The Netherlands

Grey Heron bird - Ardea cinerea, a large common gray heron which normally lives in lakes and rivers, a long-legged predatory wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae as seen fishing with the beak and the head going underwater splashing water in the canal of the perimeter of Amsterdam AMS EHAM International Airport next to Polderbaan runway. Wildlife in nature survives and evolves even next to an airport. Amsterdam, Netherlands on November 22, 2020 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#6209640
Date Taken	22 November 2020
Location	N/A
Photographer	Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto

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