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I was taking an early morning walk down a beach in Florida when this large heron swooped down and startled me. He wanted to catch a drink of water from the leaky overhead bridge.

I was taking an early morning walk down a beach in Florida when this large heron swooped down and startled me. He wanted to catch a drink of water from the leaky overhead bridge.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2008
Date Uploaded: 06.2010
Photo Location: Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D70
Copyright: © Antoinette Beckman