Seeing is believing.

[ta_laitha]

I had a Great Blue Heron in my yard. It is very bizarre since I don't live by the rivers or a lake or any other body of water that would attract a heron.

Comments

[lexpendragon]

Wow. I'll be an atheist if that isn't a deific visitation.

[ta_laitha]

I agree. It kind of freaked me out. It was my dad's favorite bird... that and the symbolism for phoenix that the blue heron has in Egyptian mythos... yeah.... visitation... of some kind.

[irisdragonfly]

all i can say is WOW!

[ta_laitha]

That is about the extent of it.

[carla_flydance]

Wow....Cool bird!)))) I wish I could find the similar in my yard))))

[ta_laitha]

It scared the hell out of me. This one was as tall, if not taller, than I am... but it was still very awesome.

[carla_flydance]

ReallY? It doesn't look very tall on the photoes)))) You should have taken a pics of you standig neaar that bird to compare *LOL* XD

[carla_flydance]

Look at its height compared to the size of the roofing shingles. XD I'd love to get close to one....well aside from the spear like beak.

[finocchio]

Awesome! It was probably en route to a wet location and thought it'd stop and say hi.

I used to love watching them in the creek behind the place I used to work. There was a pair of them. They crack me up flying with those big feet trailing behind, they look so unlikely. Wonderful animals.

[ta_laitha]

Possible. It could also be a misplaced youngster. It is about fledging time for herons. (Or at least it would be in Ohio.. not sure about PA)

I love the calls the most. They sound like velociraptors or pteradactyls

[lupagreenwolf]

Oh, very cool!

[ta_laitha]

It was awesome.

[phee]

That bird is SCARY. *runs and hides*

[ta_laitha]

They actually are a very secretive bird in most circumstances and people don't see them too much. It is what makes it very strange that it was in my yard.