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Cocoi heron        Images © Mark A. Chappell

Cocoi herons are the South American equivalent of the great blue heron of North America.   Both species are large birds that hunt fish and other small animals along streams and lakes.   These were photographed along the Madre de Dios and Manu Rivers in southeastern Peru.

  • Canon 7D or 1D4, 500 mm IS lens plus 1.4X extender (2013)