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A great blue heron taking off over the Navesink River

This is a photo of a great blue heron taking off from a dock in the Navesink River in Monmouth County, New Jersey. I took it just as it left the piling so it hadn't yet pulled in it's legs or flattened out the flight position.

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Date Taken: 08.2020
Date Uploaded: 10.2020
Photo Location: Rumson, New Jersey, United States of America
Copyright: © Marnie Doherty Doherty