Great Blue Heron On My Neighbor’s Chimney

July 6, 2012 in Bird Behavior, Bird Identification, Bird Species and Information | Tags: Great Blue Heron

A few days ago I was looking out my kitchen window and I was very surprised to see this bird standing statuesquelly on my neighbor’s chimney! I wasn’t sure what kind of bird it was so I ran to get my bird identification guide. It’s a Great Blue Heron! Turns out they are year-round inhabitants although I’ve never seen one near our yard or in our area before. We are about 45 miles from the coast.

Here are some photos I took before the bird spread its wide wings and flew away.