Great Blue Heron

A father and his little boy stopped their bikes and took a break at this overlook where I did most of my photo shoot. As this heron flew by, the little boy screamed "daddy, daddy, look,  it's a crane! Daddy did not correct this boy and I was sure daddy did not know the difference. I could not help and started talking to the little guy and asked him "do you like birds?" He replied" yes, we have a lot of birds in our backyard, red and blue ones". I then said to the little boy "are you an early bird yourself? Do you wake up early?" Dad jumped in our conversation "Oh, yeah, he is the first person in our family wakes up everyone in the morning". I said to the man "that's great! Because maybe you guys should join our bird club's public bird walk ...." I told the little boy "It was a heron, a Great Blue Heron! When this bird stands up, he probable is taller than you :) Little boy then smiled and repeated after me "A heron, a Great Blue Heron"! Miky is four years old and I am looking forward to meeting him at one of Atlanta Audubon field trips! Happy Birding -- Linda

 Great Blue Heron at Cochran Shoals Unit of Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area