Genus

Ardea

great herons

Ardea herodias
Great blue heron
wading with reflection

Species of the Ardea genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:

  Ardea alba
Great egret

  Ardea herodias
Great blue heron

  Ardea herodias
    var. occidentalis
Great white heron

The genus Ardea is a member of the Ardeidae - Herons & Bitterns family.