Birds are often very secretive, and herons are no exception. It’s not easy to see great blue herons where they roost during the day. Herons can sleep at night in trees, on branches, in reeds near water, or on the ground. Great blue herons are large, stately birds that make their houses in high treetops. Herons build platforms of strong branches, lined with fresh green leaves. They’ll return to the same nesting place each year if they can. But these birds are so adaptable that they’ll use nests built by eagles or ospreys if those look better to them!

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The great blue heron is a large wading bird that lives in coastal areas and can be found along rocky coasts all over the world. They nest in large, conspicuous stick nests that can be up to five feet tall. Great blue herons do not migrate, but instead, live close to the coast year-round.

They usually nest in trees near water. They prefer dead branches or platforms made by other birds. Nest sites on the ground are also used, especially for herons that lose their tree or cliff nesting sites or are displaced during flooding.
A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of inland North America and is easily recognized by its large size and blue-gray color. The great blue heron was one of the many species originally described by Carl Linnaeus in the landmark 1758 10th edition of his work Systema Naturae, where it was given the binomial name Ardea herodia.

Most find a spot somewhere between 4 and 15 feet off the ground, and as close to the water as possible. Some herons may make a nest out of sticks and twigs while others may simply make their home in the crook of a branch.