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Birds of Kentucky: Great Blue Heron 2011-12-20 - Lake Shelby, KY - Photo by Pen. Great Blue Herons are year-round Kentucky birds, but they can be especially impressive in a winter setting, as this one is, above. Great Blue Herons are a big part of our lives in Adair County. We even have one - it seems like the same one, who lets the freshet replenish with minnows, then regularly feeds until the supply of tiny fish is exhausted, on Fortune Street in Downtown Columbia. When the Great Blue arrives, its flight pattern is almost always the same as that of the medical helicopters, and, flying so low to the ground, even more noticeable than the copters. We've never noticed more than one at a time, so we like to think it is one - our Great Blue Heron. The sight is a reminder that the Great Backyard Bird Count is coming up, February 17-20, 2012. For more on this wonderful creature, see All About Birds: Great Blue HeronWe hope a lot of others enjoy that time as much as our family does. -ED WAGGENER Permalink | Comments?

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