Fledgling
Many different species of birds are fledging at Jordan Lake right now.
I quietly watched this great blue heron this morning.
This new flier is about 8 weeks old and has probably been flying for only a few days.
He was exploring the lake shoreline when he discovered that I was watching him.
Full of curiosity he ambled closer for a look.
doc ellen's journey 
Neat. Yesterday a.m. I startled a heron sitting just down the hill from the dam itself, and off it flew. Could have also been a young one. It moved fast, but it wasn’t that deep blue. Judy