.Summer, 2009 ~
They spook quite easily, so I was delighted to approach the Great Blue Heron without disturbing it. Paddle folded and my camera in hand, I drifted along the shore within just a few yards of the great fowl… until he moved toward lift-off.
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It is amazing how such a tremendous bird can lift itself from the shore with only a single flap of his wings… and move several feet in a manner that seems effortless.
I leaned back in my kayak, smiling, and reflecting on the fascinating sight I had just enjoyed.
Just then, the Heron circled around to do the same, flying immediately overhead before disappearing over the trees.
© 2009 - 2011 Mike Anderson, St. Michael, MN. All rights reserved.
They spook quite easily, so I was delighted to approach the Great Blue Heron without disturbing it. Paddle folded and my camera in hand, I drifted along the shore within just a few yards of the great fowl… until he moved toward lift-off.
.
It is amazing how such a tremendous bird can lift itself from the shore with only a single flap of his wings… and move several feet in a manner that seems effortless.
I leaned back in my kayak, smiling, and reflecting on the fascinating sight I had just enjoyed.
Just then, the Heron circled around to do the same, flying immediately overhead before disappearing over the trees.
© 2009 - 2011 Mike Anderson, St. Michael, MN. All rights reserved.
