Have you ever seen a great blue heron fishing in a pond? They stand motionless for the longest time and then, when a fish comes near, they suddenly grab it in their long, sharp beak. If you ever want to learn either patience or the ability to take immediate advantage of an opportunity, you can learn much by observing a great blue heron.
When the great blue heron takes to flight, it is an amazing sight to see. Their wingsan is about six feet across. They fly with their neck curled back, rather than straight out, and their long legs are hanging down trailing. Despite their large size, they can land very gracefully in a tree. They nest in colonies in the tops of trees.
If you have ever seen a picture of a prehistoric pterodactyl, you may have noticed how similar its shape was to the modern-day great blue heron. Pterodactyls had a wingspan of twenty feet.
Water birds evolved long before songbirds, because the waters were here long before the forests. So, the great blue hero is a link with the past - besides being a fascinating, modern bird in Ontario. We can help them by preserving our natural wetlands.
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