In praise of the ordinary night heron.

The first time I saw a black-crowned night heron, it was late one night on the docks of Alameda, California. My first thought was, “there’s something wrong with that seagull.” As I got closer, the being in question revealed itself to be a football-shaped bird, sitting perfectly still on the edge of the dock, its formidable beak pointed down at the water. There was something compressed and grumpy about it.

https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/colonels-birdwatching-city-urban-night-heron-oakland

Posted on June 9, 2018 10:43 AM by biohexx1