Date: 6/14/26 11:27 am From: Kirk Suedmeyer <00000537a8cbbe82-dmarc-request...> Subject: As the crow flies, the heron walks!
The old adage- how far to _________. “ About X miles as the crow flies” means the straight line to getting there as a crow flies straight. Maybe, but not always 😊. Well I witnessed a different version this morning;
We have multiple Great blue herons on the lake. This morning I watched one walk along a shoreline, but instead of walking the margin along the small peninsula, the bird walked a straight line through the mowed area straight across the base of the peninsula to the opposite shoreline and start stalking. The walk was about 30 yards. Not sure if it had done this before. It wasn’t tall enough to see the opposite shoreline, but could see the water. Maybe it hadn’t had as much success hunting the peninsula (others have), or more success along that shoreline, or other unknown factors but certainly efficiency- definitely a shortcut!
Kirk (Lees Summit)
PS- one of the hundred or so people to see the immature Brown Booby yesterday! 😊
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