Heron comparison. Great Blue Heron and Green Heron at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge near Olympia, Washington.

Great Blue Heron in nest. Photo taken near Seabeck, Washington.

Great Egret standing next to a frozen pond at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge near Olympia, Washington.

Green Heron photographed while kayaking on Kitsap Lake in Bremerton, Washington.

Coot pursuit! American Coots at Jameson Lake in Douglas County, Washington.

Great Blue Heron with an eel. Photo taken at Fort Flagler State Park near Port Townsend, Washington.

Great Blue Heron perched in an alder tree. Photo taken along the entrance road to the Coldwater Lake Recreation Area of the Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Washington.

American Bittern at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge near Olympia, Washington.

Green Heron photographed while kayaking on Kitsap Lake in Bremerton, Washington.

Sora near Ephrata, Washington.

Great Blue Heron at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge near Olympia, Washington.

Great Egret with a fish. Photo taken at the Tokeland Marina in Tokeland, Washington.

American Bittern at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge near Olympia, Washington.

Black-Crowned Night-Heron by Salt Lake in Burleigh County, North Dakota.

Sora near Ephrata, Washington.

Great Blue Heron. Photo taken while kayaking on Kitsap Lake in Bremerton, Washington.

Great Egret catching a frog for a snack. Photo taken at the River 'S' Unit of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge near Ridgefield, Washington.

Green Heron photographed while kayaking on Kitsap Lake in Bremerton, Washington.

American Coot at Kah Tai Lagoon in Port Townsend, Washington.

Sora near Ephrata, Washington.

Great Blue Heron flying over Seabeck Bay in Seabeck, Washington.

Great Egret holding a meadow vole for breakfast. Photo taken at the River 'S' Unit of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge near Ridgefield, Washington.

Green Heron photographed while kayaking on Kitsap Lake in Bremerton, Washington.

American Coot. Photo taken by Jameson Lake in Douglas County, Washington.

Virginia Rail near Ephrata, Washington.