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Bravo! On all counts. Twine it all together with the fact that the herons (well, their cousins, the egrets) were some of the favorite victims of nineteenth-century milliners. Their beauty was often fatal!

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Sep 7, 2023Liked by Kenneth Mills

Can we call you Heronymous Bosch?

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Sep 5, 2023Liked by Kenneth Mills

Absolutely delightful, Ken. The photos were just excellent. Herons of all varieties are remarkable birds! Great blue herons fly over my house every day just before sunset to nest in the tall eucalyptus. Such a magnificent noise they make REEECH REECH REECH! as they pass over looking more like pterodactyls than birds. Their small white cousins, the snowy egrets, with their silly topknots sit like lone sentries in the lagoon.

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Sep 5, 2023Liked by Kenneth Mills

Hats and herons 💕 Watched a heron alight in a pond behind some barbed wire only two days ago. The universe trying to communicate with us via its winged messengers - and the message is hope.

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Sep 4, 2023Liked by Kenneth Mills

Love the hat picture and the woman in the hat...there's a dispatch there!

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Sep 4, 2023Liked by Kenneth Mills

green herons are a favorite of mine i love how their necks extend :)

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