Great Blue Heron. Ft. Myers Florida. Paul Goldfinger photograph. In our backyard. Blogfinger.net. Click once to enlarge.
This wading shore bird video (below). was obtained by Eileen Goldfinger in Ft. Myers,
Fla., in our backyard. It is 3-4.5 feet in height with a wingspan of 5.5-6.6 feet.
Yet it only weighs 5-6 pounds due to its hollow bones. In flight it can cruise at 20-30 mph.
The Great Blue can be found year round over most of the U.S. and Central America. They hunt alone but nest in colonies.
They are often seen by Wesley Lake or Fletcher Lake in Ocean Grove, NJ. These herons are very good fishermen.
In the video you can see how still they stand before they make a move. Don’t stop watching until you get to the end. Please put the music on first, and then the video.
JOHN DENVER
Lovely. Thank you for creating a zen moment to start my week.