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Backyard Visitor [View all] Scuba Apr 2016 OP
They are so beautiful Awknid Apr 2016 #1
Until they speak OnlinePoker Apr 2016 #24
We have a breeding colony on the stream and they make a lot of odd sounds. Noisy birds and haikugal Apr 2016 #26
INCREDIBLE photos! n/t NanceGreggs Apr 2016 #2
Such elegant birds! Little_Wing Apr 2016 #3
Magnificent malaise Apr 2016 #4
Six-foot wing span NJCher Apr 2016 #5
Very cool. SoapBox Apr 2016 #6
Very cool! redstatebluegirl Apr 2016 #7
We have them all around our lake. phylny Apr 2016 #8
Those are wonderful photos! mnhtnbb Apr 2016 #9
Whoa! AlbertCat Apr 2016 #10
What's it worth? Martin Eden Apr 2016 #11
I love the Great Blue Herons! hue Apr 2016 #12
Thanks... Thespian2 Apr 2016 #13
what a beautiful visitor. thank you so much for sharing those lovely pics. niyad Apr 2016 #14
Beeyoutifull.... dhill926 Apr 2016 #15
One of my favorites.....just a spectacular bird.....used to have them in front of our a kennedy Apr 2016 #16
Beautiful birds, bad memories for me d_legendary1 Apr 2016 #17
Wow! We have only one. Duval Apr 2016 #18
Props Bob Loblaw Apr 2016 #19
They make a sound that one imagines sounds like what a Pterodactyl would make. Enthusiast Apr 2016 #20
Lots of birds are predatory. Red-winged blackbirds owned the cattail marsh behind my old house ... Scuba Apr 2016 #23
Red-winged blackbirds make funny sounds too. Almost metallic sounding. Enthusiast Apr 2016 #35
Our favorite nickname for them...Pterodactyl. Great minds...lol haikugal Apr 2016 #28
Turkeys are impressive birds too. Enthusiast Apr 2016 #33
Sometimes they like to stand out on the median strip and pick off gophers. Hekate Apr 2016 #36
Really? I saw one with its head in a McDonalds sack beside the road one time. Enthusiast Apr 2016 #39
As a person Iwillnevergiveup Apr 2016 #21
wonderful pictures, and I LOVE the perfect reflection of this magnificent creature in the water! secondwind Apr 2016 #22
Hide it from Cheney! Helen Borg Apr 2016 #25
I used to wade the rivers while fly fishing yourpaljoey Apr 2016 #27
Beautiful. I used to see them near the Tennessee River Land of Enchantment Apr 2016 #29
Stunning. I love Blue Herons. n/t Triana Apr 2016 #30
Beautful pictures -- thank you for sharing (eom) Samantha Apr 2016 #31
Jackpine Radical said about that bird: ''I'm heron you loud and clear.'' Octafish Apr 2016 #32
Gorgeous photos. We have some out here in the slough by the beach... Hekate Apr 2016 #34
as an avid kayaker I've been awestruck by their beauty for years, and perplexed by one behavior carolinayellowdog Apr 2016 #37
So beautiful democrank Apr 2016 #38
Beautiful. Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #40
Great pics! bigwillq Apr 2016 #41
K&R so no one misses this etherealtruth Apr 2016 #42
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