A few weeks ago, I saw this bird while running along the Potomac. I was fairly sure it was a great blue heron (Ardea herodias), but couldn't be sure that the beak was yellow, which is one of the tell-tale ways to positively ID the bird.
That's about as close as I got to it, before the bird took off.
Last week I was running near through the Constitution Gardens and saw the same species of bird. This time, I could spot the beak.
I was able to get much closer to him, too, as he (or she) was transfixed by something below the water's surface.
Not sure how much longer the bird would stay in that spot though, since a fleet of ducklings were quickly making their way over for a visit.
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