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We are the quiet unnoticed Heron, inspiring Heroneers all over Planet Earth, as you encounter Heronkind for 1st or 1000th time.
"Nature is reported in the fullness of life... To the full heart she is all but a figure of speech"-Thoreau www.everyheron.com
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EveryHeron 𓅣 @everyheron.bsky.social · Oct 20
In olden days people saw Heron as some of the saddest, wretched, depressed creatures. Perhaps they just saw themselves reflected?

Today people who stop to watch describe us as meditating, thoughtful, wise, and seeing the world better than most. Again, reflections. 💙 (1804)
HERON. COMMON HERON, HERONSEWGH, OR HERONSHAW. (Ardea Major, Lin. - Le Heron hupé, Buff.) ALTHOUGH the Heron is of a long, lank, auk- ward ſhape, yet its plumage gives it on the whole an agreeable appearance; but when ſtripped of its The Heron is defcribed by Buffon as exhibiting the picture of wretchedneſs, anxiety, and indigence, condemned to ſtruggle perpetually with mifery and want, and fickened by the reſtleſs cravings of a famiſhed appetite, &c. However faithful this in- genious naturaliſt may have been in pourtraying the appearance of the Heron, yet others are not in- clined to adopt his fentiments in defcribing its habits and manners, or to agree with him in opinion that it is one of the moſt wretched of animated beings. It is probable that it fuffers no more than other birds, many fpecies of which employ equal atten- tion in looking for their prey, and it is not un- likely that the Heron derives pleaſure from it in- ſtead of pain. This bird, however, is of a melan- choly deportment, a filent and patient creature; and will, in the moſt ſevere weather, ſtand motionleſs a long time in the water, fixed to a ſpot, in appear- ance like the ſtump or root of a tree, waiting for its prey, which conſiſts of frogs, water-newts, eels, and other kinds of fish; and it is alſo ſaid that it will devour field-mice. Cover of book HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS. THE FIGURES ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY T. BEWICK. VOL. II. CONTAINING THE HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF WATER BIRDS. NEWCASTLE: PRINTED BY EDWARD WALKER, FOR T. BEWICK: SOLD BY HIM, AND LONGMAN AND REES, LONDON, [Price 15s. in Boards.] 1804.
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We call this...

Herondipity - the faculty or phenomenon of finding heron moments not sought for.
augustdreams.bsky.social augustdreams.bsky.social @augustdreams.bsky.social · 14h
A heron came into the frame just as I snapped this photo of the tree's reflection. Pretty generous of him, I think. #landscape #photography #nicomekl #Surrey #BC
January 4, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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Somedays you just want to tuck your head back under your duvet feathers...
... And leave your headplume to face the day.

#HeroneerTipOfTheDay
chris4nature.bsky.social Chris Avanti @chris4nature.bsky.social · 5h
Noticing #Nature and this Grey Heron feeling the cold yesterday at Royal Quays Marina #NorthShields #Birds ❄️
January 4, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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Never be Predictable #HeroneerTipOfTheDay 1/2 🧵
ukeetube.bsky.social UkeeTube @ukeetube.bsky.social · 2d
No sunset to speak of in Ucluelet tonight so here's a Great Blue Heron in flight at Big Beach. It never occurred to me that the soles of their feet would be yellow.

#Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland
January 4, 2026 at 11:58 AM
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Ancient bridges and Aqueducts have been watched over by Heron Ancestors since the days they were built.

Life watching Stone grow old 1/2 🧵
jdublow.bsky.social JDubLow 🚫👑🐸 @jdublow.bsky.social · 1d
This little egret was just out of frame to the right of the first photo, doing what its ancestors did in this same spot when the aqueduct was being built millennia ago #bird #wildlife #nature #photography #egret #PontDuGard @everyheron.bsky.social

Regimen fascisticum delenda est!
The Pont du Gard backlit by broken clouds in the late afternoon A little egret wading in the shadow of the Pont du Gard
January 4, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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London Grey Herons are the earliest to nest, some laying before Christmas! There maybe tiny chicks protected by the female here.

It's a calculated risk... the longer chicks have to grow & learn the more chance they'll survive winter 26/27. But must first survive the current cold 🧊 #LondonBirds 🪶
runningpast.bsky.social Running Past @runningpast.bsky.social · 1d
At Home with the Gil Scotts, Deptford Heron Watch 2025/26 Season (3) …. and then there were three (or maybe more). When watching from river level there was some movement and a tiny head & beak appeared above the nest.
Heron standing in nest with a young below Young heron in nest Heron with its reflected in the river Two herons standing in a nest
January 4, 2026 at 11:42 AM
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That's us.
That's you.
All the Heroneers of the World are sat in that room...
January 4, 2026 at 9:11 AM
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Every Said:
They say
We are Little Blue Herons
You and me.

Are we?
I thought
You were me
and I was you.

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#EveryHeronBestOf2025
ashwynnhanks.bsky.social Ashwynn Hanks @ashwynnhanks.bsky.social · Jun 14
Little Blue Heron taking time for self-reflection or not🤔🙂

Almost missed this beauty but the edge of a pond. Coastal SC, USA📷

#Fauna
#Nature
#Photography
#SouthCarolina
Little blue heron taking time to do some self-reflection or not🙂
December 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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A wonderful start to the new Heron Year... #HeronHeroes and Heron Hydrotherapy 💦

(tip: chuck a 🐟 in the Hydrotherapy pool for added workout)
sfdb.bsky.social SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 1d
This is another great example of the work that Ft. Lauderdale's South Florida Wildlife Center is doing to support wildlife in the South Florida area. Such a great team of folks working to repair and rehabilitate animals that find themselves in need for one reason or another.
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM
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A Siege. The first collective noun record was by Juliana Barnes (1388-1460) as Sedge, a reference to Herons as tall grasses at edge of a lake. Later it became Siege, in its old sense of a seat for someone in authority, a throne. Though many also see Siege, a gathering of cloaked, speared, soldiers.
kuhwaver.bsky.social Mark Taggart @kuhwaver.bsky.social · 2d
Heron convention.
January 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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adamlittle.bsky.social
The mediaeval Clattern Bridge in #kingston with an old friend lurking in the gloom @everyheron.bsky.social #Birds #Herons
December 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Use redlight so as not to annoy the resident Heron is one Heroneer New Years Resolution we hadn't considered. 🚨💙
legaseed-garden.bsky.social Legaseed CA Wildlife Garden @legaseed-garden.bsky.social · 3d
Late night potting pollinator plants. The resident Heron in my oak cussed me out last night for using the white light on my head lamp.They are LOUD. I’m lucky I’m still here to tell the story. Red light only from now on, sir! #WildlifeGarden #NativePlantGarden #PollinatorGarden #BirdFriendlyGarden
January 1, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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Have you reflected upon your #NewYearResolutions yet?

Why not Do as Heron Do?
IN 2026 WHY NOT DO AS HERON DO Go outside every day* Pause a little longer Notice Nature a little more Get a little windswept Reflect some ideas for HERONEER NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS * or if unable, look out your window
January 1, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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In 2026... Adopt the pace of Nature: Her secret is patience. 🕓💙🪶

#HappyNewYear
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
January 1, 2026 at 1:04 AM
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everyheron.bsky.social
"Seeing Herons makes me feel like I am in the right place at the right time.... "

Wishing all our wonderful Heroneer friends a peaceful, quietly noticing, 2026. 💙
Seeing Herons always soothes me a little ... Seeing them makes me feel like I am in the right place at the right time, somehow. I see them as a gift from another time
December 31, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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In honor of @everyheron.bsky.social and everyone dedicated to a bit on this website, here's a quick heron highlight reel from this year, set to Blind Guardian's "Otherland," because that's what the song is about. 🪶
December 31, 2025 at 8:29 PM
everyheron.bsky.social
"Seeing Herons makes me feel like I am in the right place at the right time.... "

Wishing all our wonderful Heroneer friends a peaceful, quietly noticing, 2026. 💙
Seeing Herons always soothes me a little ... Seeing them makes me feel like I am in the right place at the right time, somehow. I see them as a gift from another time
December 31, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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🙃 ¡ɹɐǝ⅄ ʍǝᴎ ʎddɐH
kortduce.bsky.social Kort Duce @kortduce.bsky.social · 3d
A great blue heron is reflected along with the root system of a dead tree that fell over ions ago at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado.

#BirdOfTheDay #reflections #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #wetland #wetlands #heron #herons
A great blue heron is reflected along with the root system of a dead tree that fell over ions ago at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. In this vertical color photograph the tree roots and heron are reflected in the water. The water is blue from the sky above. The root system is massive and fills the upper half of the image. It looks just like a root system, but it is exposed to the air and all the soil has eroded away. In the lower center of the photo is the great blue heron with its mouth open (silent screech). Photo by Kort Duce
December 31, 2025 at 11:16 PM
everyheron.bsky.social
Every Said:
They say
We are Little Blue Herons
You and me.

Are we?
I thought
You were me
and I was you.

bsky.app/profile/ash...

#EveryHeronBestOf2025
ashwynnhanks.bsky.social Ashwynn Hanks @ashwynnhanks.bsky.social · Jun 14
Little Blue Heron taking time for self-reflection or not🤔🙂

Almost missed this beauty but the edge of a pond. Coastal SC, USA📷

#Fauna
#Nature
#Photography
#SouthCarolina
Little blue heron taking time to do some self-reflection or not🙂
December 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Every Said: Heron just immerse themselves in the rain.

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#EveryHeronBestOf2025
everyheron.bsky.social EveryHeron 𓅣 @everyheron.bsky.social · Apr 17
White Heron in the Rain (Uchu sagi), by Kawanabe Kyosai, around 1870s. A woodblock print of the Ultimate Peak of Life on Earth. #HeronModesty
White Heron in the Rain. By Kawanabe Kyosai in the 1870s.
December 31, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Every Said: A beautiful #SpotTheHeron from elite Heronista Heroneer @gaijinmommy.bsky.social

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gaijinmommy.bsky.social Gaijin Mommy @gaijinmommy.bsky.social · Nov 27
Spot the heron!
Orange and red fall foliage, tip of Tokyo Skytree in the background, and perched in the middle of it all, as if fucking with you on purpose, a grey heron.
December 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Every Said: Ssssh! Be verrrry verrrry quiet. We're hunting fish!

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iamcrage.bsky.social Craig Takes Photos @iamcrage.bsky.social · May 21
Black-Crowned Night Heron on the hunt!

#birds #birdphotography #nature #photography
A large shorebird known as the black-crowned night heron, is pictured creeping through the tall grass about to strike for an early evening snack. Its plumage is blue-grey and white, with red eyes, and a yellow beak
December 31, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Camera Shy. From here to Ontario, Herons mirror our every move.

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December 31, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Every Said: Heron never fear being lost in the Big Skies. They know they'll always catch the Heroneer's eye 💙

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lisawalz.bsky.social Lisa Redan @lisawalz.bsky.social · Jan 28
Sunrise on Airforce Beach
#JanuArty #flat
A heron standing in a flat pool of water at low tide. It is sunrise and the sun is just rising over the mountains from the mainland. The sky is full of pastel colours
December 31, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Every Said: The Jurassic called. It wants its planet back!

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banditelli.org Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · Mar 26
Just absolute dinosaur shit.
A profile shot of a great blue heron where it's on a black background and you're just seeing the neck Fading Into the background and the head. Very foreboding
December 31, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Every Said: How amazing Life is.

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birdnerdprime.bsky.social Bird Nerd 🦉 @birdnerdprime.bsky.social · Feb 19
Tricolored heron (with eggs 🪺), May 2022

📸 Nikon D500 at 330mm

#birds #birdphotography #birding #wadingbird #heron #nikon #bird
December 31, 2025 at 6:38 PM