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A fact from Grey heron appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 17 November 2015 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that grey herons spend much time on the ground, striding about or standing still for long periods with an upright stance, often on a single leg?
At first glance, I can see there are superior, featured photos on Commons that are not used, and could probably replace some here. There could be a close up of the head under description, for example.
Head image beside description text; found a decent flight image (with some difficulty: the finest photos are disjoint from the encyclopaedically useful ones, unfortunately). Chiswick Chap (talk) 06:50, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Likewise, the video in the article seems short and pointless compared to these two:[1][2]
"The scapular feathers are elongated, but are not as long as the wings" But is this otherwise common in birds?
I think the elongation is unusual. If you look at the main image you will see that the scapulars dangle down rather like a cape and are much longer than those of most birds. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:15, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I mean is it unusual that they are not as long as the wings? Seems like a given that they wouldn't be as long. Does the source make this wording? FunkMonk (talk) 09:36, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
"The Australian white-faced heron is often incorrectly called a grey heron.[5] In Ireland, the grey heron is often colloquially called a "crane"." Perhaps this makes more sense in another section than description?
"This subfamily includes the herons and egrets, the green herons, the pond herons, the night herons and a few other species" Groups mentioned could need links.
"Such behaviour has been noted in zoos in Vienna, London and Amsterdam.[14][15][16]" Locations seem a bit arbitrarily chosen. It's probably common in most zoos that are near to where they live, I've seen it in Copenhagen Zoo as well.
You write one metre in the intro but 100 cm in the article, could be consistent.
The lead is just a summary of the main text, and I would put "up to a metre" in the lead if the average height mentioned in the article was something close to that, say 98cm or 104cm. I don't see consistency being important here. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:34, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
The grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a long-legged predatory wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but some populations from the more northern parts migrate southwards in autumn. A bird of wetland areas, it can be seen around lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes and on the sea coast. It feeds mostly on aquatic creatures which it catches after standing stationary beside or in the water or stalking its prey through the shallows.Photograph: JJ Harrison
For anyone interested, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)'s "Wild Metropolis" series, episode 3: "Survivors", about 32:00 - 37:40 has a segment on the Grey Herons that are established in Amsterdam.
In addition to the information already included in your City Life section, they cover the story of a woman who states that she has been feeding a Grey Heron daily for 17 years. Every day, the bird she named "Kiri" comes into her home for a meal. Further, she says when she has ridden her bicycle, Kiri flew along with her (though how often this happened is unclear to me).
In addition to the photograph above chosen to be honored as "Picture of the day" [and WHY isn't it included in this article?], I think that the photo of the flying Grey Heron carrying nesting material is also very beautiful and should likewise be nominated.