Last week I wrote about a Great Blue Heron that found my pond. He has been visiting steadily ever since. My last words were , “I hope it freezes tonight so he will migrate south.” The past few nights the temperature has been in the twenties, and the pond is frozen over. He is still here.
Late this afternoon, I saw him standing at the edge of the pond waiting for it to defrost. How dumb can he be?
I had to look in my Peterson Field Guide to learn that the Heron’s summer-winter range cuts right through the south end of Chicago. The crazy bird may decide to winter here. I always thought Herons relied solely on aquatic creatures for nourishment, but I learn that they also take small mammals. Oh well.
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