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A Great Blue Heron hunts in a pond in Danbury, Conn., September 2016.
Here’s another shot I took last year that never made it to the site … until now.
Another leftover shot from 2016
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Never tire of Great Blue Herons
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A Great Blue Heron walks in a pond in Danbury, Conn., summer 2016.
I have a stock pile of Great Blue Heron photos to last me a lifetime. Here are some more I took this week as I can’t resist driving or walking past one without taking some photos.
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A Great Blue Heron walks in a pond in Danbury, Conn., summer 2016.
Impressive wingspan on Great Blue Heron
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A Great Blue Heron comes in for a landing at a pond in New England, March 2016.
Not the best photo, but gives you a good idea of just how big Great Blue Herons are — especially with wings outstretched.
They are tall and skinny when standing but have a wingspan of about 6 feet. That is about the same as a Bald Eagle (although some female Bald Eagles get even bigger.)
Great Blue Herons rank high on my “favorite bird” list. I have tons of photos to prove it. Below are a few more I’ve taken over the years.
Just some other birds I saw that day
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A Killdeer walks along the ground at Spring Grove Cemetery in Darien, Conn., March 2016.
Last week I posted about the Green-winged Teal I saw at a small pond at a cemetery Darien. I’m a big duck person so I get a little excited when I see a duck I don’t often see.
But the teal wasn’t the only good bird I saw that day. Here are a few more. (Above) Killdeer nest in the cemetery every year, so it’s good to know they are back. (Spring is close.) Last year I was lucky enough to capture the copulation of the pair. Click here for that link. Below, I can’t resist photographing a Great Blue Heron when the opportunity presents itself, regardless of how many Great Blue Heron photos I have already.
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A Great Blue Heron looks for food at Spring Grove Cemetery in Darien, Conn., March 2016.
A lingering Great Blue Heron; to migrate or not to migrate
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A Great Blue Heron stands on a dock near the Norwalk River on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014.
Some try to stick out the New England winters and some fly south where it’s warmer. That can be said for several species of birds, but for this posting I’m talking about Great Blue Herons. The pictured bird was found earlier this week near Veterans Park in Norwalk, Conn.
It’s an interesting dilemma for the birds. What gives the better chance of survival? Sticking out a New England winter and subsisting on the small fish to be found, or risking the perils of migration and moving to a warmer climate? Both have their risks, of course. A particularly cold winter can spell doom for the herons that stay around. However, the risks Continue reading
Walking into work this morning: Great Blue Heron in Norwalk
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A Great Blue Heron stands on a piling along the Norwalk River on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014.
I parked the car at work this morning (Tuesday, Oct. 14), looked to my right and there’s a Great Blue Heron standing on a piling a few dozen yards away. All days should start this way.
Coincidentally, I posted last night photos of a Great Blue Heron that I took during a recent trip to northern New Hampshire. Great Blue Herons are found throughout the U.S., and beyond. So, in consecutive days, here are photos of Great Blue Herons taken from the top to the bottom of New England.
Here’s one of the heron with South Norwalk (Conn.) as the background.
Great Blue in the Great North Woods
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A Great Blue Heron flies across the scene at a pond in northern New Hampshire, Oct. 2014.
Here’s a Great Blue Heron I found while I was canoeing on a small pond in northern New Hampshire during my recent trip to the “Great North Woods,” as the marketers have dubbed the area.
Many of the birds there had already moved south, but a few bird species were still around. I’ve already posted photos of Belted Kingfishers and Common Loons, and now here’s a heron. I have a few more to post before closing the books on my annual trip up north.
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A Great Blue Heron hunts on the shore of a pond in northern New Hampshire, Oct. 2014.
Two “regulars” converge
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A Great Blue Heron rests along the shoreline as Mallards eat in the water at a cemetery in Darien, CT, on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013.
I checked out a pond at a local cemetery this morning on my way to work and was pleasantly surprised to see a Great Blue Heron along the shoreline. Sure, Great Blue Herons are not rare and I’ve seen plenty of them in my lifetime, but it’s one of those birds I always enjoy seeing.
I grabbed the camera to capture the moment and, just then, a group of mallards worked their way into the shot. Mallards, of course, are not uncommon either — quite the opposite — but the convergence of the species made for an interesting photograph.
A pair of Red-tailed Hawks, an American Robin, a few Song Sparrows and dozens of Canada Geese were the only other species around on this morning.
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