Not some thing we usually see in the middle of the island
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Blue Heron Perched On The Barn Tonight
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Peconic River is not far away.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peconic_River
We also have Lake Speak Easy, which we call the low lands at the barn, which sit for weeks, especially after last weeks rains.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peconic_River
We also have Lake Speak Easy, which we call the low lands at the barn, which sit for weeks, especially after last weeks rains.
Warm_in_NH
Minister of Fire
When I was a kid in FL there was a regular heron that would fly the lake. If it saw me on the dock fishing it would loop around and land near by. I would switch gear and start catching small sun fish which I would throw onto the lawn near the bird. It would grab em, flip em, and swallow them head first. 3 or 4 fish, and it would take off til the next day.
Eventually it would come to st and 3' to my side on the doc and wait for the fish. Really cool, I'm going to have to look for a pic, I'm sure there's one somewhere.
Eventually it would come to st and 3' to my side on the doc and wait for the fish. Really cool, I'm going to have to look for a pic, I'm sure there's one somewhere.
KD0AXS
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We have lots of herons around here. We also have lots of sandhill cranes.
Last week I was doing brakes on the car and sitting on a milk crate. I heard a noise and looked up and a sandhill crane flew right over my head, so close that I felt the wind off its wings. Scared the crap out of me because these things are huge, they have like a 6 foot wingspan. I honestly think if I was standing up it would have hit me.
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Last week I was doing brakes on the car and sitting on a milk crate. I heard a noise and looked up and a sandhill crane flew right over my head, so close that I felt the wind off its wings. Scared the crap out of me because these things are huge, they have like a 6 foot wingspan. I honestly think if I was standing up it would have hit me.
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We had a tiny backyard fish pond close to the center of the city. One day I spot a Blue Heron on a tree near by.....not a common sight so close to downtown. I thought it was cool until it swooped down and flew off with one of our bigger goldfish.
ChipTam
Soundchasm
Minister of Fire
When I get done with yardwork in the evening I'll sit by our decorative pond and enjoy a sunset. We're in a circuit for a Heron. He'll go overhead and land on the top of a big dead oak, and then down to the creek. I recalled that I surprised him in our pond one day, and between (s)he and the snakes, our goldfish dropped from 20 down to one or two.
When he flies by now, I realize he's probably checking to see if the restaurant is open... If I'm there, I guess it ain't.
When he flies by now, I realize he's probably checking to see if the restaurant is open... If I'm there, I guess it ain't.
Our house is an A frame built on a rise overlooking a pond. We sometimes get great blue herons spending the night roosting on the roof peak. One morning I looked out and saw all sorts of heron poop on the deck right under the peak. Nasty, but it's a small price to pay for the privilege of watching that bird fly up from the pond to our roof peak through the floor to roof glass in our living room.
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