Ibises commonly nest near other waterbirds such as egrets, herons, spoonbills or cormorants. Preferred avian prey includes grebes, alcids, ducks, gulls, coots, herons, egrets, and geese. White little blue herons often mingle with snowy egrets. There Huxley found egrets, herons and bitterns. Water birds taken by this species include ducks, geese, swans, cranes, herons, and gulls. The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons and egrets. Twelve species of bitterns, herons, and egrets have been recorded in Georgia. Near the shoreline, gulls, herons, geese, and loons are common. The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons, and egrets. The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets, and bitterns. They are frequent prey for birds such as herons and gulls. Also frequently observed are swans, herons, sandpipers and many birds of prey. Ibises, spoonbills, herons, and bitterns have been classified in the same order. At times, buzzards will hunt the young of large birds such as herons and cranes. Top predators may include large fish, herons, or alligators.