For several months now I have been waiting for the return of Alfred, our resident Great Blue Heron..... Yesterday I was rewarded and delighted by the sight of (last year's)) Alfred (or more likely one of his GBH descendants or brethren), who was standing at the edge of the culvert which runs beneath a local road here in the neighborhood. These guys are so fascinating to watch and are definitely quite photogenic. Anyone looking through the POTD threads of years past will find plenty of photos I've shared of (last year's) Alfred......
There's a new photo of (the current) Alfred in today's POTD thread now, too, since he apparently decided to check out some more of the neighborhood this afternoon, and thankfully in a more scenic area than the culvert!
Why the name "Alfred"? For quite a few years now we've enjoyed having a GBH in our small lakeside neighborhood. They tend to be solitary creatures and since it's hard to tell them apart, a long time ago I simply decided to call all of them "Alfred."
Reaching back into history, well, there was "Alfred the Great...." in days of yore, and these guys are Great Blue Herons.....
There's a new photo of (the current) Alfred in today's POTD thread now, too, since he apparently decided to check out some more of the neighborhood this afternoon, and thankfully in a more scenic area than the culvert!
Why the name "Alfred"? For quite a few years now we've enjoyed having a GBH in our small lakeside neighborhood. They tend to be solitary creatures and since it's hard to tell them apart, a long time ago I simply decided to call all of them "Alfred."
Reaching back into history, well, there was "Alfred the Great...." in days of yore, and these guys are Great Blue Herons.....
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