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Come and enjoy the outdoors, and pay a visit to
the Nature Lodge. Troops/Patrols are encouraged to participate in a
conservation service project while in camp. Such a project gives Scouts a
chance to help maintain "their camp." Contact the Ranger or the
campmaster for projects. |
ON DEEP POND....
Great Blue Heron (Ardea
Herodias)
The stately great
blue heron is the largest, most widely distributed of American herons.
Whether flying majestically overhead or standing motionless at the
water's edge on a still, misty morning awaiting an unsuspecting fish,
the great blue heron embodies grace and elegance.
The great blue heron
is easily distinguished from other members of the heron family. It is a
four-foot tall wading bird with a dark gray body, brown neck, chestnut
thighs, and white crown, cheeks, and throat. Two distinguishing long,
black occipital crests arise from the crown stripe in adults. As is
typical of herons, great blues have a short, blunt tail, extremely long
legs and neck, and a sharp bill. In flight, the legs trail behind the
body, and motion is maintained by slow, powerful strokes of wings that
can span six feet.
(US Fish and
Wildlife Service) |
