Blue Heron Along Antelope Valley Trails

There has been the creation of quite the strange little stream/pond ecosystem along the Antelope Valley Trails that run through Lincoln.  There have been algal blooms, duck families, tadpoles, and a variety of other pond and stream creatures around this year.

Along the trail, very close to UNL's campus, I routinely see a blue heron.  I don't see it every time I walk along the area, but often enough that I know it must live in the area.  I finally had my "real" camera along the other day, and I was able to sneak close enough for this picture.