{"id":20504,"date":"2024-12-05T07:01:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T12:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=20504"},"modified":"2024-12-05T07:01:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T12:01:04","slug":"maine-great-blue-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=20504","title":{"rendered":"Maine! 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sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Great Blue Heron: York County, Maine, USA, December 2024 \u2014 Here we are in the first week of December and there are still at least 3 Great Blue Herons in the marshes along the river near its mouth. This was the closest of the three and still aways away. I guess they are waiting for the first serious snow to head south. \ud83d\ude42 Sony a6700 with Tamron 50-400Di3 at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my birds and wildlife modifications. 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