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Neighboring Heron Makes Appearances Big Bird Enjoys Spaces Around University

August 27, 2018

Great blue heron hanging out around Shenandoah's campus

If you’ve decided to enjoy the summer weather by strolling on the sidewalks next to Abrams Creek or around Wilkins Lake in Jim Barnett Park, which adjoins Shenandoah, you might have almost run into a somewhat unusual neighbor: a great blue heron. The heron, which towers above the more common Canada geese and ducks, has been sighted near the water … [Read more...] about Neighboring Heron Makes Appearances Big Bird Enjoys Spaces Around University

Filed Under: Environmental Studies Spotlight, News Tagged With: Cool Spring, environmental studies, great blue heron, Shenandoah River Campus at Cool Spring, Woodward Bousquet

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