Thursday, November 18, 2010

101 Reasons Why I Love Florida: Reason #3

This great blue heron lives in a tree across the street from my house. I know this because one day my husband and I sat at the kitchen window and watched him (her?) painstakingly building his nest. His wingspan is quite impressive, and his iridescent bluish-grey feathers glisten in the sunlight.

He likes to visit the fishermen on the Pithlachascotee River near dawn and dusk, gracefully wandering along the seawall hoping for a handout. I assume he must get a few fish here and there, because he posed for this picture with no apparent fear.
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