Purple heron (Ardea purpurea), Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

An adult purple heron (Ardea purpurea), stalking prey on the Kalpitiya Peninsula, Sri Lanka, Asia

Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) flying in reeds, Germany, Europe

Purple heron (Ardea purpurea), captures a fish, Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary, Europe

Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) at nest with young, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) at nest with young, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) hunting in the reeds, Burgenland, Austria, Europe

Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea), young bird in the reed, Neusiedel, Neusiedlersee, Burgenland, Austria, Europe

Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea), young bird in the reed, Neusiedel, Neusiedlersee, Burgenland, Austria, Europe

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) standing and watching in a patch of pickerelweed plants (Pontederia cordata), La Mauricie National Park; Quebec, Canada

Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea), adult standing in the water, Campania, Italy

Purple Heron fishing in the water, Dombes France

Portrait of Purple Heron, Dombes France

Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)