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Great Blue Heron in Duke Gardens




I'd be willing to bet that the friendly blue heron in Duke Gardens has 
cleaned out the entire population of goldfish in the pond!  He is a sight 
to behold -- saw him this morning at 7:30 on my way to work...

One of the most heart-stopping sights I have ever seen:  hiking the Eno in
very early spring near dusk, startled an unseen great blue heron who was
wading in a small tributary down in a very deep hollow.  The heron had no
where to go but up, almost a vertical take-off, with lots of wing power. 
Awesome sight, but scared the dickens out of me, too!  They are big birds
when their wings unfurl.  When I thought back to it, it seemed like a
strange place for it to hang out because it was such a tight space for the
bird. 

Paula Mangiafico
Durham, NC