Waterfront birds that feed on small fish, and egrets.

Heron, also known as Long-necked Laodeng, Grey Stork, Zhuang Qing, Hungry Old Stork and Dry Old Stork. Body length is about 1 m. The head and neck are white, and the black line on the eyes extends to the pillow, forming a feather crown. The upper body is gray and the lower body is white. There are 2 ~ 3 rows of longitudinal black spots on the front neck and large black spots on the side. The head, neck, feet and mouth are very long, so the body looks thin.

When flying, the wings are slow, the neck is Z-shaped, and the feet are far behind the tail. I often stand by the water with my neck down scattered, and my voice is thick and high, like scraping.

Herons are distributed in Africa, Eurasia, South Korea and Japan to the Philippines and other islands. All over China.

Heron's head and neck are white, with black eye lines, pillow and feather crest, 2-3 lines of black longitudinal lines in the middle of the front neck, and white spear feathers on the chest. The black longitudinal lines on the chest extend backward to the anus, the first and second flight feathers are black, the third flight feathers are gray, the back is light gray, the lower body is white, and the sides are gray.

Female herons are slightly smaller than male herons, with short black crests and inconspicuous purple-black patches on their chests. Iris, mouth, tarsometatarsal bones and toes are all yellow, the exposed parts of eyes are yellow-green, and claws are black.

Heron chicks look like adults, but their heads and necks are gray and their backs are slightly brown.