​Activity #1

Draw a Great Blue Heron flying or two adult Great Blue Herons courting and color in the gold beak, grey wedding plumes etc. in your sketch book or on an 8- 1/2 by 11 piece of paper. Choose whatever photo you like from our photo gallery.

                                                                                                                 Photos by Jim Sullivan
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Draw a timeline of the great blue heron breeding season using Life cycle of the Great Blue heron.

Write a report on the Great Blue Heron using the information on our website:
​Great Blue Heron Life Cycle & Cool Facts
History of the Stow Lake Heron Colony

• What type of nest does the heron make?
• What is the diet of the great blue heron?
• What is the heron's habitat?
• What kind of beak does the heron have?
• Name the predators of the great blue heron.
• What is special about the great blue heron?

​Activity #2

Click here to download the Heron Word Search.
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