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The Great Blue Heron has the unique distinction of being the largest wading bird in the Florida Everglades standing over 4 feet in height with a 70 inch wingspan. These huge birds have a long, thick yellow bill with adults displaying a white crown and face with a black plume extending beyond the back of their head. Overall plumage color is blue-grey with black shoulders. Their neck, like many of the larger aquatic wading birds has a special vertebrae that creates an "S" shape curve which is folded onto their backs during flight. It is an amazing fact that for their size, the Great Blue Heron weighs only 5 lbs due to their hollow bone structure. Comments Welcome.