striding away as I got closer
Heron remained very close to the marsh reeds, on the bank of the pond.
Blue Herron along Nasqually River seen. Blue and gray back, long white feathers under beak and a black stripe going from the eye to the back of the head. Black also seen on what appears to be under the wings. Due to distance a picture could not be taken, but I did take a picture of the location. The bird was standing on the edge of the river being very still and looking into the water. After a while it flew away.
The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North and Central America as well as the West Indies and the Galápagos Islands. It is a rare vagrant to Europe, with records from Spain, the Azores and England. An all-white Caribbean population was once known as a separate species, the Great White Heron.
