H.R. Waller
Date: 7 October, 2008
Time: 1730
Location: Near the WU Crew boathouse on the river
Weather: Fair, a bit overcast, 62 degrees.
Today my boat had a brand new coxswain, and so she got a bit confused as we were leaving the boathouse to go out and practice on the river. She ended up steering us way too far to the left and we nearly hit the bank on that side. Luckily we stopped just in time, but we did rustle some of the plant life as we hit many of the branches of a large, central tree on the bank. And as we did this, out came a large Great Blue Heron to see what all the fuss was about. He obviously did not appreciate our disturbing his lair. He swooped out authoritatively and after assessing the situation, he decided to take a few laps until we had vacated. I watched him fly around as we worked our way out of our quandary. The Heron made lots of broad circles above the water, only once flying above 5 feet from the water. He was obviously killing time, waiting for us to leave. As he flew, I could see the rusty blue color on the outside, and the underside of his wings were a beige color that turned to brown at the tips. Once the heron was sure we were gone, I watched as he made his way back home.
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