Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias  

We at Orchid Outriggers are trying to find any bird in the estuary that does not photograph well against pickleweed. Will, I guess we'll have to cross GBH off the list. For those of you who might ever consider approaching a wounded or cornered Great Blue, consider the tale of the bird that drove its beak through a pine oar with such force that it protruded two inches out the back side. They don't call it herodias for nothing.

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