Standing on the deck of a home overlooking Geist Lake, a large grayish bird with enormous wingspan drew my attention as it descended slowly, crossing left to right. It took only a second for me to realize it was a Blue Heron. Nothing else looks quite like that. It came in to land softly near the shore, and stood craning it’s neck and gazing at the water. There are quite a few Blue Herons that inhabit the areas near Geist and not uncommon to spot them wading in the shallows near shore or flying about. But still, every time, it’s impressive to see them. Graceful and majestic birds.
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I also saw one of these yesterday. It might not have been a Blue Heron – maybe another kind of Heron or a Crane – but it was standing completely still in the shallows of a small lake by me. I almost walked right by without noticing until I saw it’s head turn. What a cool sighting.