The Bird of the Day today is the great blue heron. This bird was a bit of a challenge to photograph. I had sporadic sightings of it over several weeks, but it always flew away before I could snap a picture. The day I got this photograph, it flew away upon seeing me (below), but I followed it to another part of Lake Bennett, and was finally able to get a good picture of this amazing bird.
The great blue heron is the largest North American bird in the Ardeidae family, which includes the herons, bitterns, and egrets. They are 46 inches long, with a wingspan of 72 inches (6 feet).
