STANLEY WOODS’ CRITTERS: G.B. Heron 003 

Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias

Taking Flight – A Great Blue Heron about to take off. Notice the rust-coloured patches on the elbows and thighs, which are usually not exposed. Lost Lagoon, Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia.
PHOTO: Elaine Ayres, Winter 1996.