OT Great Blue Heron

omahagreg

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Went searching for the resident wood ducks today. Did not find them, but this 'Gangly Sort' showed up to give me something to do!







Have a good day and be thankful you don't have his legs! LOL
 
I think they are migrating. The great blue herons and the pelicans seem to have left central Minnesota already.
 
Hear is one I found in my back yard aboot 2 months ago.
It was aboot a mile from the nearest water, must have been lost.
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ozlander, have you ever seen the damage these things can do to a fish hatchery or a Koi pond. After they are done eating they continue killing the fish without eating them. Bill
 
Nice pictures!
I agree he is probably getting ready to go south for the winter.
Reminds me of a day a few years ago when, while sitting on my deck I saw a Great Blue Heron take off from my son's pond next door and begin flying in circles like a red-tailed hawk does when gaining altitude.
I watched him for quite a long time as he rose higher and higher. I even got the binoculars out so as not to lose track of him. When he was almost out of sight, he began flying due south.
I never saw that before nor have I seen it since.
I found it very interesting though!
 
Grandma and Grandpa used to take my sister and I to Benson park to play in the summer, course that was 45-50 years ago, a lot has changed since then.
 
Great photos Greg.
The first one is exceptional.
I don't usually think of NE as having the wetlands that would support water birds like that.
But with the Missouri and the Platte I suppose it would.
Thanks
 
How many times would I have loved to do just that. Only thing that keeps me from it is $10k fine and 10 yrs in Fed prison.

Mark
 
Along the rivers (except the nnalert, then just at its reservoirs), and in the sandhills, there is actually quite a bit of water.

And Nebraska is not flat!!!
 
beautiful.
we can determine the health of our environment by observing the health of organisms that live there.
 

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