When I first took this guy’s picture, I thought he had hurt his wing. It looked like he had maybe torn the top of his wing where it folds against his body. But when I looked up other photos of great blue herons, I saw that this is a natural colour on their wings. I was relieved to see it and wished I could have all that time back when I worried over his non-existent “owie.”
Mr. Patience, yes, that’s me,
Quietly I stand,
Waiting ’til the frog I see,
Makes a dash for land.
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