Herons live in swamps, marshes, and shorelines near bodies of fresh or salt water, where they use islands or wooded areas to build nests out of twigs. They eat a variety of fish, frogs, insects, small birds and animals that they swallow whole using their beaks. Herons nest in trees or on the ground, with females laying 3 to 7 eggs per clutch that are sometimes stolen by other birds, and they nest together in colonies called rookeries.

3. • Herons live in swamps, marshes, shores, tide
flats. They do not live in Antarctica and high
mountains, dry deserts. Water and land are
both necessary for this bird. Either salt or
fresh water, can be its fishing grounds.
But, this bird needs an island or woody
swamps nearby so they have a place to build
their nests.

4. Herons eat:
fish, snakes, frogs, shrimps, insects, crabs, small
birds and
animals, lizards, rodents, rats, ducklings, chipmu
nks. They don’t have teeth. But, they can
swallow there food in one gulp.

5. • Heron nests are made of twigs and sticks.
They build in trees or on different ground.
Females lay 3 to 7 eggs in each clutch.

6. • Herons have beaks to protect them.
Ravens, crows, gulls, and vultures steal their
eggs.

7. • Herons nest in colonies called rookeries.

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