tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139421497584248575.post5155656949148022594..comments2023-11-05T08:04:57.962-06:00Comments on Penelopedia: Nature and Garden in Southern Minnesota: Great Blue Heron DowntownAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11830553767527010173noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139421497584248575.post-21516659694295010422011-04-03T23:17:33.125-05:002011-04-03T23:17:33.125-05:00Mom! You never told me that you saw a Great Blue H...Mom! You never told me that you saw a Great Blue Heron downtown. And now it's three years after.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139421497584248575.post-74829403215731050482008-10-02T09:57:00.000-05:002008-10-02T09:57:00.000-05:00There is something so primordial about herons. It'...There is something so primordial about herons. It's just occurred to me that they are among the most pterodactyl-like of the modern birds. Huge and beautiful and from a human perspective utterly "other."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830553767527010173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139421497584248575.post-90638340527593970312008-10-02T09:40:00.000-05:002008-10-02T09:40:00.000-05:00When the herons fly over our house, having just ta...When the herons fly over our house, having just taken off from the pond on Superior Drive and, if the house and its occupants are quiet, and, if the windows are open, you can hear their wings pushing the air.<BR/><BR/>The way they fly always seems somehow both awkward and graceful.Brendon Etterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17858648352613207580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139421497584248575.post-71920600703646727032008-10-01T22:05:00.000-05:002008-10-01T22:05:00.000-05:00I was sitting on the patio at the Cow at dusk a we...I was sitting on the patio at the Cow at dusk a week ago and saw a heron flying downstream over the river. So beautiful.Rob Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05166703109489177628noreply@blogger.com