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Poland

Area
In the north up to approximately the 64. degree of latitude.

Habitat
Close to lakes and rivers

Diet
Herons feed on aquatic animal life, eat insects and even mice. Herons do not stalk their prey but, waiting in shallow water or on land, spear it with their long bills.

Mating Season:from March to April;Gestation:25-28 days;Number of Young Animals:2-7 eggs; 

    The birds mate and nest in large groups known as heronries. Most species construct their loose, flat, platform-style nests high in the branches of swamp trees. Notable exceptions are the bitterns, which are solitary rather than colonial, and place their nests among reeds on the ground. Two to six pale blue eggs are laid in a clutch.      

The gray heron, A. cinerea, is widely distributed in the Old World. It closely resembles the great blue heron, but is smaller (about 91 cm/ about 36 in), and paler in color. Even more widely distributed is the green-backed heron.Herons have elongated necks, legs, and bills. Cranes, which somewhat resemble the larger herons, fly with their necks extended; herons fly with their necks bent in an S shape, with their heads supported between their shoulders. Their bills are sharp edged and pointed. Herons have four long-clawed toes on each foot, three of which are directed forward, and the fourth backward. The claw on the middle of the forward toes has a rough, comblike inner margin that is used by the heron in preening its soft plumage. During the breeding season many herons wear elongated plumes, variously on the head, back, or breast.

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The gray heron, A. cinerea, is widely distributed in the Old World.