Sittin’ on the dock

  • A blue heron sits perched on a dock overlooking Sunset Lake. Great blue herons will eat almost anything within striking distance of their long beak. While fish makes up a majority of their diet, these birds stalk everything from insects to small mammals. (photo submitted by Bob McCarthy)

    A blue heron sits perched on a dock overlooking Sunset Lake. Great blue herons will eat almost anything within striking distance of their long beak. While fish makes up a majority of their diet, these birds stalk everything from insects to small mammals. (photo submitted by Bob McCarthy)

    A blue heron sits perched on a dock overlooking Sunset Lake. Great blue herons will eat almost anything within striking distance of their long beak. While fish makes up a majority of their diet, these birds stalk everything from insects to small mammals. (photo submitted by Bob McCarthy)

A blue heron sits perched on a dock overlooking Sunset Lake. Great blue herons will eat almost anything within striking distance of their long beak. While fish makes up a majority of their diet, these birds stalk everything from insects to small mammals. (photo submitted by Bob McCarthy)