Great Blue Heron: "Riverside Moment"
Here on the river, what better moment than the present one?
Great were the days of ice and snow and bitter cold Winter winds.
Blue waters flowing freely nowadays as Spring stirs awake.
Here on the river, what better moment than the present one?
I took these photos April 13, 2025. The Great Blue Herons have returned. I met this heron at the edge of the Ottawa River.
I am glad the herons have returned. I am thankful to this heron for the few minutes of peace I shared with them. I wished them well and continued my hike.
English - Korean:
Great = 큰 / Keun
Blue = 청 / Cheong
Heron = 왜가리 / Waegari
Great Blue Heron = 큰청왜가리 / Keuncheong-waegari
*** Did you see the acrostic in today’s sijo? Great Blue Heron…Great / Blue / Here on.***
Beautiful post, Neil. The close up of the GBH is outstanding. I really like how the long head feathers are easy to see in this photo, too. Wonderful use of the acrostic and the videos are great moments, poetry in motion and then that ability of the bird to stand stock still in a swift current.
That last video is stunning, and I enjoyed your poem. We have a resident GBH at Timber Creek, but they are very shy. Once they know I'm on the opposite bank, they fly off.