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Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Description:

Great Blue Heron, working on drying his wings, spotted in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, OK.

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2 Comments

SargonR
SargonR 6 years ago

Ah, Machi, that makes perfect sense! Thanks for the insight!

Machi
Machi 6 years ago

It is drying its wings. Many water birds do this. Great capture!

SargonR
Spotted by
SargonR

Oklahoma, USA

Spotted on Jul 22, 2017
Submitted on Jul 22, 2017

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