wading bird
noun
: any of an order (Ciconiiformes) of long-legged birds (such as herons, bitterns, storks, and ibises) that wade in water in search of food
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This short pathway provides visitors with marvelous views of the surrounding salt marsh, with wading birds like the sanderling, wood stork and great blue heron all calling the region home.
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The eat some of the same food as alligators — fish, raccoons, opossums, wading birds.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
The area is also an important habitat for scrub jays, wading birds, burrowing owls, raccoons, opossums, rabbits and gopher tortoises.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Owls, crows and wading birds have also been seen feeding on the frogs, Johnson said.
—Hannah Farrow, Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2024
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The eat some of the same food as alligators — fish, raccoons, opossums, wading birds.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
The area is also an important habitat for scrub jays, wading birds, burrowing owls, raccoons, opossums, rabbits and gopher tortoises.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Owls, crows and wading birds have also been seen feeding on the frogs, Johnson said.
—Hannah Farrow, Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2024
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“Wading bird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wading%20bird. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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