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Great Blue Heron

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Green Heron

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Both are wading birds with long necks and legs found in Virginia wetlands, but Great Blue Herons are much larger (4+ feet) with blue-gray plumage, while Green Herons are small (18 inches) with darker, iridescent green-backed plumage.