Heron in Flight

This great blue heron was returning from one of four times it chased other herons away from it's feeding territory. It was going to fly directly overhead, but as it breached a small tree line I was standing behind it spotted me and quickly turned right.

Although the great blue heron's wingspan is 5.5 feet - 6.5 feet, the bird weighs only about 5 pounds since it's bones are hollow (all bird's bones are hollow). Note the small size of the bird's torso in this picture.