I was out for a stroll when I came across this guy (gal?).
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This is a newly created regeneration conservation area. The water was very close but it was so strange to see a heron on a almost desert like environment.
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I was able to get within about ten feet without scaring this beautiful creature. This made me think he was not well and under some kind of stress. Within thirty minutes he flew away effortlessly and I assume everything was going to turn out okay for him.