blue heron

  • Be like the great blue heron; slow down, loop around and enjoy the outdoors
    By Scott Rall, outdoors columnist
    June 16, 2020
    Does anybody know what I am talking about when I call a bird a “shy poke”? This was the name I first learned from my grandpa, Arnold Bender, who lived in Leola, South Dakota. This is the nickname for the great blue heron. Another name for them is a looper. This is for their large slow wind beats. The great blue heron was the subject of many watercolor paintings by my favorite wildlife artist,…
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