Thursday – A Little Personal – Peggy Update

~ John W. Howell

It has been a while since I have updated Peggy the Heron’s status. For those not familiar with Peggy, she is a Blue Heron and has one injured leg. None of the rescue folks have been able to catch her and so for the last couple of years, she is one of our neighbors. I am happy to report Peggy is dong well. She is still giving the sad limp to fishermen and collecting fish in the process. Here is a photo of her on the beach.Peggy on the beach

Another taken last December in the water. There is a fisherman off camera, and she is asking him for a sample. She can only use one leg to stand.

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Here is a photo of her taken from our backyard.  As you can imagine, she also enjoys the benefits of pond life. The photo is a little blurred because I tried to do a close up with my iPhone. My old man hands couldn’t hold the phone steady enough, but you can get the idea.

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Here is a better shot showing the pond and Peggy.

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So as you can see, Peggy has branched out from Gulf fishing to include pond fishing. She usually spends the mornings on the beach and afternoons in our yard. We are alway glad to see her. She looks great and is doing well.

45 thoughts on “Thursday – A Little Personal – Peggy Update”

    1. Thanks, John. You know your comment went into moderation which means your new host may not be recognized by mine. I will check to see if I’m still following you. I hope that change didn’t wipe out your followers.

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      1. Well, I didn’t get any notices about people’s blogs I follow yet. I may have to go around and re-follow all of them. I’d hate to think my followers got wiped out. I’ll check.

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  8. We spent one winter at a camp ground near Tampa, Florida. It was called Green Acres. They had a neighborhood squirrel there who had only one front paw. He would come up and take a peanut from my husband’s hand. The first time, it freaked my husband out because the squirrel held his finger with his paw before grabbing the peanut.

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  10. I love to watch herons around the water and in the air – their wings are almost as important for balancing as their legs when they’re earthbound. 🙂 To answer Charles, most species actively use their wings when fishing for themselves, using them almost like umbrellas to mask their reflections and/or shadows while they’re on the hunt, so, if Peggy was fairly mature when she was injured it wasn’t as big a deal for survival as it would have been if she was a youngster. 😉

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    1. She watches us constantly. I don’t think she trusts us. I think she is wise to be leery of humans. I caught a guy throwing sticks at her. He said he didn’t want her thing his bait. I told him to move off her beach and that hitting a Heron with a stick is a felony. He moved.

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  16. I’m happy to meet Peggy; herons are so graceful. She deserves her beautiful habitat…and the neighborhood’s caring watch…… Thanks!

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