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I watched as it landed in the tree, swayed for a few seconds, and then settled down to survey the bay.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Great

Ordinary

Blue

Gray

Heron

How do we know for sure?

[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

The same way we know Great Britain is great.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

One of those busted out the woods in front of our canoe last month. They're big-ass birds!

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

I see these on my pier all the time. The osprey and the herons do not like each other other at all.

[–] Widdershins@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I saw one land in a tree near the pond and that's where birds go but something didn't look right