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American White Pelican at the San Francisco Zoo Penguin at the San Francisco Zoo Closeup of a blue heron at Metson Lake, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Click the above widget for more Camera Critters fun. Visit me on Hubpages and read about my adoption of Wilbur the barn owl.  I'm a new Mom!

I was visiting one of my favorite lakes, Metson Lake in Golden Gate Park last week.  It is a small lake with it's usual duck, seagull and geese residents.  I was walking the perimeter and happened to spot this heron across the lake hiding behind some tall grass.  So, I made my way over to him.  I didn't want to get too close because I didn't want to scare him.  I got about 20 feet away and started snapping photos. What was interesting is that he stood so still that for a minute I thought he wasn't even real :) then when I tried to get closer to him, he turned his head.  I have seen herons before but this one was just gorgeous and very tall. He just stood there gazing across the lake with his one foot up in his feathers.  I don't know that much about herons so I thought maybe he had an injury of some sort to his foot but someone told me that is how they rest. In any case, this was a real treat for me to see this beautiful bird.  I must h...

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