Great Blue Heron in Flight

Great Blue Heron in flight near Last Mountain Lake.© SB  

A Great Blue Heron rose from the water beside me and took flight. But I suspect I was more startled than it was. These magnificent birds are huge. (And I was fairly close when it lifted...)

What is this? A Great Blue Heron 

Location: Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area, Saskatchewan.

Photo date: October 1, 2012. 

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