Herons are long-legged, long-necked, freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 72 recognised species, some of which are referred to as...
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Gilbert Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) was an American jazz poet, singer, musician, and author known for his work as a spoken-word performer...
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The Boy and the Heron (Japanese: 君たちはどう生きるか, Hepburn: Kimitachi wa Dō Ikiru ka, lit. 'How Do You Live?') is a 2023 Japanese animated fantasy film written...
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Héron (French pronunciation: [eʁɔ̃] ; Walloon: Héron) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. Héron is located on the...
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The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most...
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The grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a long-legged wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia, and also parts...
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black-crowned night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), or black-capped night-heron, commonly shortened to just night-heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout...
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The lava heron (Butorides sundevalli), also known as the Galápagos heron, is a species of heron endemic to the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. It is considered...
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The IAI Heron (Machatz-1) is a medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by the Malat (UAV) division of Israel Aerospace...
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The Heron, also known as Milton Court, is a 36-storey residential tower in London, United Kingdom. The building was developed by Heron International. Construction...
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The night herons are medium-sized herons, 58–65 cm, in the genera Nycticorax, Nyctanassa, and Gorsachius. The genus name Nycticorax derives from the Greek...
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The green heron (Butorides virescens) is a small heron of North and Central America. Butorides is from Middle English butor "bittern" and Ancient Greek...
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The tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor), formerly known as the Louisiana heron, is a small species of heron native to coastal parts of the Americas. The...
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father of poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron. Born Gilbert Heron in Kingston, Jamaica, to Walter Gilbert Heron and Lucille Gentles, he came from a family...
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Bourne's heron (Ardea purpurea bournei), also known as the Cape Verde heron, Cape Verde purple heron or Santiago heron, or locally in Portuguese as the...
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Look up heron in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Heron is a family of wading birds. Heron may also refer to: Heron International, a United Kingdom-based...
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yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea), is one of two species of night heron in genus Nyctanassa. Unlike the black-crowned night heron, which has a...
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The Bennu heron (Ardea bennuides) is an extinct, very large heron from what is now the United Arab Emirates at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula...
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James Michael Heron (born 27 December 1942) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work in the Incredible String...
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Henry Heron may refer to: Henry Heron (soldier), of Elizabethan Ireland Henry Heron (MP) (1675–1730), member of parliament for Boston and Lincolnshire...
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Blue heron may refer to: Great blue heron, a large wading bird Little blue heron, a small heron Blue Heron Airport, a privately owned public-use airport...
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White heron may refer to: Great egret, (Ardea alba), also known as the great white egret, common egret or white heron Eastern great egret (Ardea alba...
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heron (Butorides striata) also known as mangrove heron, little green heron or green-backed heron, is a small heron, about 44 cm tall. Striated herons...
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Martins Heron is a suburb of Bracknell 25 miles (40 km) west of London in Berkshire, England. Martins Heron and the neighbouring suburb The Warren are...
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The agami heron (Agamia agami) is a medium-sized heron. It is a resident breeding bird from Central America south to Peru and Brazil. It is sometimes known...
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Heron Quays is an area of the Canary Wharf development on the Isle of Dogs, part of the London Docklands. It is served by a railway station on the London...
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The Bermuda night heron (Nyctanassa carcinocatactes) is an extinct heron species from Bermuda. It is sometimes assigned to the genus Nycticorax. It was...
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The Goliath heron (Ardea goliath), also known as the giant heron, is a very large wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae. It is found in sub-Saharan...
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Olympics. Heron was born in Panama in 2004 to Ricardo Heron and Yaroslavi Soto. She is the granddaughter of the late New York Yankees scout Karl Heron. The...
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