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“If I hear ‘not allowed’ much oftener,” said Sam, “I’m going to get angry.” -- J.R.R. Tolkien, from Lord of the Rings

Friday, August 14, 2015

Image of the Week

Have I mentioned that we have herons in Lincoln Park? Specifically, around North Pond and, in the case of black-crowned night herons, nesting in the wolf habitat in the Children's Zoo.

I was on my way to the Zoo last week when I noticed a great blue heron wandering around in the garden west of the Zoo. Well, "wandering around" may not be exactly correct: it was standing very still at the edge of one of the flower beds. (Herons are very good at standing still.) It was sort of out of context, and when I walked up to get a better look, it stalked over to a different flower bed. (They're also very good at stalking.)

This is not that heron. This one's from Bernice, taken in the evening at North Pond:


Oh, by the way, in addition to great blues and night herons, we also have green herons, although I've only seen them once or twice this year.

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