Great Blue is the largest North American heron, with a head-to-tail length of 91–140 cm (36-55 in), a wingspan of 167-201 cm (66-79 in), and a weight of 2–3.6 kg (4.4-8 lbs).–Wikipedia
The herons on Town Creek sound a little like this.
Great_Blue_Heron
Category: slabtown
oligohaline mesohaline
In search of additional species for vegetative control against erosion. Don’t know the salinity, ppt of salt in the water. VIMS… Help!
day of rest
Ardea herodias herodias
The Great Blue Heron was one of the many species originally described by Carolus Linnaeus in his 18th century work, Systema Naturae.–Wikipedia
(herons and the ospreys do not socialize)
Pandion haliaetus
The Osprey is unusual in that it is a single species that occurs nearly worldwide.–Wikipedia
(this is the way I keep house)
lightning bugs
They don't hang out in the tulip tree to the right.
This chemically-produced light from the lower abdomen may be yellow, green, or pale red — wavelengths from 510 to 670 nanometers. Most fireflies are quite distasteful and sometimes poisonous to vertebrate predators.--Wikipedia
Wikipedia
red moon
under the tulip tree
tree of heaven
tree tubes
