It was not as bitterly cold on Monday as it is today, but this Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) nonetheless seemed to be hunkered down at the edge of a pond as it sought to stay warm at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge. It almost looks like the heron is wrapped in a cloak of fluffed-up feathers with only a minimum amount of its body exposed to the elements.
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Cold!!!
That’s just like I’m snuggled up right now. 🙂 Lovely capture, Mike. Have a great weekend, stay warm!
Thanks. It is snowing out right now where I am at and so I too am snuggled up. Snow is really pretty when you get to enjoy it from a warm place. 🙂
Nice Mike! It does seem like it is trying to stay warm!
I rarely see them here in winter, but we did see an eagle today!!