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A hungry heron finds a convenient place to search for his next meal.

The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is common near open water and wetlands over most of North and Central America. It is occasionally seen in Spain and the far South of Europe, but is generally replaced by the smaller but very similar grey heron (Ardea cinerea) in temperate Europe and Asia.

Standing up to 138cm tall, with a wingspan of up to 200cm, the great blue heron feeds mainly on small fish. It breeds in colonies in trees close to lakes or other wetlands.

This original pencil drawing was drawn with Faber Castell Polychromos and Caran d'Ache Luminance pencils on Clairefontaine Pastelmat paper. If you are interested in purchasing this original painting, please visit my website at http://elainejonesart.co.uk

Reference photo by talented photographer Sandy Scott at www.pmp-art.com

I am a UK-based artist whose art hangs in homes from the west coast to the east coast of the USA and from the north to the south of the UK. I am so excited to know that my paintings and drawings are bringing pleasure to others after I have enjoyed creating them! Childhood tales of my grandfather's adventures as a flight mechanic for pioneering aviator Sir Alan Cobham, and my father's involvement with the Fairey Delta project, aircraft naturally became a subject I just had to paint. Other favourite subjects are wildlife, scenes from the age of sail, and western scenes inspired by holidays spent on ranches in Arizona, Wyoming and Texas and touring the western states of the USA. My work has been on display at galleries in...