Heron Landing at the Natural Whirlpool
Excerpt fro the Sunny Rock B&B Observation Journal: Enjoying the Natural Whirlpool in the bright afternoon sun, Anne and I observed a Blue Heron (named Harriet) sitting on a rock about 30 meters away. All conversation stopped for a moment as we observed the beautiful bird.
As we allowed Harriet to have a quiet moment without us glaring at him (this is not a mistake see “How Harriet got His Name” posting) he flew to a rock not 20 meters away. I then explained to Anne that just a day or so ago Harriet flew to the Whirlpool flat rock and walked up the path. Not a second after I explained this to Anne…Harriet flew to the flat rock right beside us, only 12 feet away, and sauntered up the rock and onto the path. We observed that Harriet walked up the path (meaning up stream) and made his way to a standing perch (flat rock) on the river. Was he looking for dinner? Was he fishing?…no we both agreed Harriet was guarding us being sure we played safe on his river. Written by Sunny Rock Sally with permission from Anne on July 18th, 2005 at 5:30 p.m.
