Great Blue Heron

[s219]

We have a bunch here in coastal Virginia. Apparently, when my dad was a kid growing up in Maine, they called them "sh#t-pokes".

 

[Thomas]

s219
Apparently, when my dad was a kid growing up in Maine, they called them "sh#t-pokes"
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Heard many times older folks call the herons that when I was tadpole. :laughing:

 

[RalphVa]

We've one (just the one) that lives down below along Ivy Creek.

Very quiet bird.

Ralph

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Here's the term I recall:

shikepoke
A shikepoke is another name for a green heron. It is also used to refer to the great blue heron. In my family, it was used as an affectionate way for a parent to tease small children during play. My father and I would try to out do the other claiming the other was the bigger "shikepoke".
You are a shikepoke.
#stinker#scoundrel#booger#teaser#joker

 

[kenmbz]

I love watching the Herons hunt on the Delaware canal. We also see the same one hanging out on a large rock in the center of a neighbors pond. They look almost prehistoric when they fly by.

 

[AchingBack]

Blue Heron catches and eats Gopher - YouTube
YouTube

 

[Hay Dude]

Blue Heron catches and eats Gopher - YouTube
YouTube

That’s insane.
I could use a flock of blue herons in some of my hay fields LOL

 

[BoylermanCT]

What is this heron eating? Its right next to my pond, but looks almost like a bird. Thoughts?

 

[oosik]

Sure looks like a bird. But it's probably a fish. Hmmm..... wonder how I could attract a big flock out on my lawn. Right now there are patches of my lawn that look like the impact area for light infantry.

 

[s219]

I see a small fish, not a bird.