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Month: May 2016

A BIG backyard bird! And a mystery solved?

I was shocked recently to look out the kitchen window and see a tall (4+ ft.?) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) in our backyard! Moving very, very slowly, it gradually made its way toward our water feature.

Great Blue Heron in backyard Continue reading “A BIG backyard bird! And a mystery solved?”

Author Betty HallPosted on May 22, 2016Categories Backyard, Birds11 Comments on A BIG backyard bird! And a mystery solved?

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  • Home
    • About Betty
  • Our Backyard
    • Our backyard plant list
  • Betty’s Backyard Blog
    • Blog archives
  • Photo galleries
    • Sanibel, Florida Birds
    • Native Plants – Spring
    • Native Plants – Summer
    • Native Plants – Fall
    • Native plants – Winter
    • Butterflies
    • Butterfly life cycles
    • Butterfly Playing Cards
    • Moths
    • Moth life cycles
    • Backyard Pollinators
    • Birds
    • Exploring Nature
    • Arboretum
    • Kentucky
    • Bubbles
  • Resources
    • Butterfly and Native Plant Handouts
    • 25 Kentucky native plants
    • Native Plant Resources
    • Betty’s Moth List
    • Butterfly Resources
    • Monarch butterfly resources
  • Contact me
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