Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Great Blue Heron, January 6-7, 2015

ABC Wednesday - Z is for zoology, the science or branch of biology dealing with animals. 
Great Blue Herons can be found near lakes, rivers and marshes.  They eat fish, frogs, small mammals and reptiles. They usually build their nests in trees (but sometimes on the ground) and lay 3 to 7 pale greenish-blue eggs.  Most Great Blue Herons that breed in the northern parts of the United States migrate to the southern states to spend the winter.  Other Great Blue Herons live in the southern states the entire year.

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Wild Bird Wednesday
Great Blue Heron, Tupelo, MS, USA, January 4, 2015
Last Sunday was cloudy with a cold wind blowing.  I didn't have much hope for a photo opportunity, but I put my camera in the car anyway. We were driving down a street in Tupelo when I spotted this Heron in a drainage ditch.  I made my husband stop the car right there in the street so I could get a few photos from the car window.
 

With its neck folded down and its shoulders hunched up against the wind, it didn't look any happier with the weather than I was.  There is some marshy land nearby that I would guess is its usual territory.

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16 comments:

  1. mickJanuary 6, 2015 at 11:31 PM

    Great photos and an interesting place to find the Heron. I wonder what it was finding there to catch and eat.

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  2. Grandma Barb's This and ThatJanuary 6, 2015 at 11:47 PM

    The Great Blue Heron seems to be the bird of the day. I was so excited when I saw mine. Thanks for stopping by today.

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  3. Margaret Birding For PleasureJanuary 7, 2015 at 3:29 AM

    Looks like he is on guard duty so that no one goes into those big pipes!

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  4. Phil SladeJanuary 7, 2015 at 3:39 AM

    A photo opportunity you didn't waste Lea. The heron seems to have found a good, sheltered spot to wait for food to come its way rather than go out seeking a meal.

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  5. eileeninmdJanuary 7, 2015 at 4:42 AM

    Hello Lea, great capture of the Heron.. I agree with Phil above the heron found an easy spot to look for food.. Great photos, enjoy your day!

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  6. DeniseinVAJanuary 7, 2015 at 5:22 AM

    Great catch Lea. Always pays to take the camera along. You just never know.

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  7. The JRJanuary 7, 2015 at 7:42 AM

    He does look miserable. I hope he found something to eat.

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  8. TrubesJanuary 7, 2015 at 8:00 AM

    I love Herons, that chap does look like he's on guard duty, I doubt he'd find much to eat in the drain! Great picture,

    Best wishes,
    Di.
    ABCW team.

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  9. Sheila at WolfSongBlog.ComJanuary 7, 2015 at 8:43 AM

    Opportunist, and rightfully so! Love the Great Blue! Happy Birding Lea.

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  10. Linda KayJanuary 7, 2015 at 9:36 AM

    These look so different when they are all scrunched up instead of extending their necks. Good pics.

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  11. fredamansJanuary 7, 2015 at 11:52 AM

    What a dirty place for such a regal bird.

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  12. UnknownJanuary 7, 2015 at 12:20 PM

    A handsome bird even if the ditch isn't a very beautiful place.

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  13. Roger Owen GreenJanuary 7, 2015 at 12:48 PM

    As a kid (c. 5) I wandered off following those massive tubes!

    ROG, ABCW

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  14. BumbleVeeJanuary 7, 2015 at 1:09 PM

    Fly, Mr. Heron...fly! Go to the safety of a marsh!

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  15. HeatherJanuary 8, 2015 at 1:27 PM

    Cool pics to rival my hawk sighting! ☺

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  16. HannahJanuary 10, 2015 at 2:28 AM

    The lonely sentinel of the drainage pipes- what a neat photo. He does seem really out of place,

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