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Morning guest at Town Creek - Great Blue Heron By Linda Waggener Right before the rain started, on this misty Saturday morning, a great Blue Heron swept past my window to the little Town Creek that flows through the yard. He landed and marched to the pool that forms around the root formations under the ancient Catalpa tree, the giving tree, that has leaned a little closer to the bank on the opposite side of the creek while serving as a play place for the children and pets of East Fortune Street over the last half century. He posed, quiet and still for a moment as he scanned the pool. Then he began a slow walk up the creek toward John and Missy Arnold's fence, gazing around as he moved ever so lightly. The creek is higher than usual, running strong thanks to all the recent rains. I hadn't known before exactly how a Heron walked. When he straightens up to three-to-five feet height, his neck makes a lovely S form. As he takes steps, his neck stretches out long. As he spotted food, his head would disappear into the little creek, and then he would rise again. I held my breath, snapping pictures through the window glass, swearing that I would clean the glass before the next great bird visit. At the last spotting, I could see only his nose and the catch clutched in his beak. I couldn't tell what he caught and swallowed, but it's sure one less little resident lives in the town Creek now. The last I saw of him was his beak. I blinked and he was gone. This story was posted on 2020-01-18 14:12:35
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