Birdness

24 September 2008

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At the Willamette University Boathouse Dock

Today was one of the better days in my rowing experience the weather was absolutely perfect. It was chilly and crisp enough so that after rowing for a bit the cold would cool me down. The day itself was completely cloudless and the lighting was glorious. I could see all the way up and down the segment river that we row up and down.  Also the water did not appear to be as dirty as is usually is. The trees on the bank by river, I can tell that each days the trees re slowly becoming completely red. And I am stating to see more fallen leaves floating down the river. Today upon returning upon returning from rowing on the Willamette. I was able to see a great blue heron also known as an Ardea Herodias. I find this surprising because upon looking the bird up I learned the birds usually only range from Alaska to Washington. So Unless I identified the bird wrong it is quite odd to see one this far down. Regardless it was one of the greatest flying creatures that I have ever seen. This bird was a gray blue giant that flew about 20 feet from where we were standing on the boathouse dock. Swooping only 10 feet from the water, it flew by without even a glance in our direction.