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Great Blue Heron on the Kish 7

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On August 15th, 2013, I was crossing a bridge over the Kishwaukee River, I was startled when this heron went winging away from under it, disturbed by my crossing. While taking photos of it, I met a guy crossing who said he'd seen it often around with its mate, and heard its cry. He also showed me photos of CORMORANTS that came around the area sometimes (which I've sadly yet to see), and where I can get good pictures of turtles, including snappers. I hope to follow up on both of those tips in the future.

For now, though, here are some amazing pictures I got of this heron. It let me get amazingly close before taking off around the bend out of sight, as seen (and heard!) in this video:

Heron Call

Here are some older photos, and a few animations I made:

July 18th, 2013
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Blue Heron 3
Great Blue Heron 4
Great Blue Heron In Flight

August 10th, 2013
Great Blue Heron in Flight 2
Great Blue Heron in Flight 3

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