Heron takes flight

[autobotscoutriella]

I accidentally walked up on this lovely heron at the lake today (US Midwest, small man-made lake that just happens to be close enough for me to walk to), and he was obliging enough to stand still until I had a chance to get out the camera! I see a lot of birds out there every year (right now we also have ducklings, a small geese population, and a lot of red-winged blackbirds), but this is the closest I've ever gotten to one of the herons, and I thought this community might like to see him.



Fairly sure it's a great blue heron, though I'm not a bird-identifying expert.

Comments

[senmut]

Oh that reminds me of some of the waterways near me. We had an old man heron that was the delight of every visit to one of them.

[autobotscoutriella]

They're such cool birds. I usually pay more attention to the geese (because the heron minds his business while the geese will casually waltz right up to you and then demand you move) but I love seeing him every now and then.