The “Flasher”

A great blue heron strikes the ‘flasher’ pose at the edge of the salt marsh this afternoon.

We believe it is actually a way for birds like this to thermo regulate their body temp. Possibly gathering and reflecting sun into their core to warm them up especially after the many days of rain and wind they had to deal with.

Lots more bathing taking place today as well, and everybody is out actively seeking food and enjoying a nice sunny day!

13 thoughts on “The “Flasher””

Jonathan Caswell on October 9, 2015 at 8:46 pm said:

Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
LOOK OUT FOR THIS FLASHER~~~~~

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- Phil Lanoue on October 9, 2015 at 9:33 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much, appreciate it!
  
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  - Jonathan Caswell on October 9, 2015 at 9:35 pm said:
    
    BEEN A WHILE…!
    
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    - Phil Lanoue on October 9, 2015 at 9:40 pm said:
      
      Well thanks a bunch for stopping in! Lots of action lately and I have fun alligator and wood stork stuff upcoming. 🙂
      
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ecoy1 on October 9, 2015 at 8:56 pm said:

Good capture, Phil and nice to see the sun!

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- Phil Lanoue on October 9, 2015 at 9:36 pm said:
  
  We were as happy as the wildlife to get a couple sunny days after the horrendous storms we endured. Sadly so many here are still under water. Thanks much for checking this out and glad you liked the GBH!
  
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Gunta on October 9, 2015 at 9:53 pm said:

He does look rather strange. Glad you’re seeing some sun. We are still anxiously awaiting some (any) rain!

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- Phil Lanoue on October 9, 2015 at 10:35 pm said:
  
  Really wish we could share the ‘wealth’, SC got a thousand year rain. One estimate I heard was that if all this rain we got were snow, it would be equivalent to 18 feet of snow.
  Thanks for checking out our extra fun GBH!
  
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foxleylady on October 10, 2015 at 10:07 am said:

He is doing an excellent impression of a cormorant! He must be so pleased to see the sun! You too!

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- Phil Lanoue on October 10, 2015 at 5:15 pm said:
  
  Everybody was happy with the sun yesterday but today what do we get…? More rain. Yes, more rain. I only had ten minutes at the marsh this afternoon before we had to flee to avoid the rain. At least this is supposed to blow by later this evening then be nice and sunny all week. Some folks here are still in very bad shape and still under water. Alyce and I got lucky.
  
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anotherday2paradise on October 10, 2015 at 10:22 pm said:

I’ve only seen my Mr. GBH do this once, and fortunately I had my camera at hand. Your capture is perfect. 🙂

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- Phil Lanoue on October 23, 2015 at 12:25 pm said:
  
  Twice in one month now, could be a habit. 🙂
  
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Scott Marshall on December 17, 2015 at 7:36 pm said:

The flasher pose is highly impressive and interestingly named

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