8/52 Bird a week challenge - Henry the Heron

Here's Henry - this week's bird of the week - part of my year long challenge to make (at least) 52 different birds this year.

Henry is a heron, but I'm sure you can tell that from his long legs and bill.  His legs are wiggly too - not sure that is a distinctive feature all herons however :-D

He loves to go fishing in ponds and small lakes.  If you see him at one near you - be sure to shout out "hello Henry".  He'll be so delighted.  You can see him here, looking carefully for small fish or frogs:

He also enjoys walks in fields looking for gophers, frogs, mice and other small creatures.

Henry - and herons in generally, tend to fish and walk alone so although they may appear a little antisocial, it's not true. In fact, Henry favorite place to hang out is around your neck on a little chain.  How friendly is that!

There are a good number of us taking this bird a week challenge, so if you want to see what the other birders are making this week, click on the links below:

Henry the Heron

I was just making another Rupert bird necklace for a customer and while I was at it, thought I'd do another bird too. And thus, Henry the Heron was born today!

When I began, I didn't have a plan for any particular bird - just felt I wanted his wings outstretched and a big beak.

Then when it came to the legs, I decided to do long legs.... that shake and wiggle!

When he was finished, I was looking at him and trying to figure out his name and John, my hubby, said he looked like Henry the Heron. I guess with the big beak and long legs, he could well be a heron! And so Henry it is! 

Since we've got back from San Miguel, we've had a great blue heron on our pond every day!  With all these ducks and herons and egrets on the pond, I'm guessing our over population of frogs has somewhat diminished!!!

Henry has a bail on his back and likes hanging out on a chain. I wonder if he enjoys eating frogs too?  Maybe I should have put a frog in his beak????