Published field record
GREAT BLUE HERON - Ardea herodias
2026-04-26
UPL-001
photograph / documentation / field
GREAT BLUE HERON - Ardea herodias
Ardea herodias
Nisqually Wildlife Refuge
reviewed- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPelecaniformes
- FamilyArdeidae
- GenusArdea
Hunting
- Date
- 2026-04-26
- Time captured
- 10:49:01 / Morning
- Channel
- fldsci
- Camera
- Nikon Z9
- Lens
- NIKKOR Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S
- Exposure
- 1/4000 sec
- Aperture
- f/6.3
- ISO
- 720
- Focal length
- 800 mm
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Visitor information
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
Fees, passes + access
Daily entrance fee: $3 per four adults; visitors under 16 enter free. Bring cash or check. America the Beautiful passes, the Federal Duck Stamp, and the refuge annual pass are accepted; the Washington Discover Pass is not.
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