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Winter Great Blue Heron On Thin Bear River Ice – Utah Is On Thin Ice Too

By Mia McPherson|2024-01-05T04:58:20-06:00January 5th, 2024|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Great Blue Herons, Utah|Tags: adult, Ardea herodias, Bear River, falling, Great Blue Heron, heron, herons, ice, icy, ranchlands, river, riverbank, through, wading birds, walking, water, wetlands, winter|

I photographed this Great Blue Heron almost two years ago, walking gingerly on the thinning ice of the Bear River. I was on my way to the auto tour loop at the refuge when I spotted this heron.