175. Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias fannini ) is most often a "fly-over" species for us.  From time to time, we have a bird stop on the property to check out the pond; or, like last night, stop and roost in one of the trees on the property.  Most often these visitors are immature birds.  Occasionally a heron will stop and forage for bullfrogs in the pond.  Since we seem to be at an all-time high for Bullfrogs, we are hoping that this bird might cue in on this food source and stay around for a while. 
The subspecies  (A.h. fannini) that occurs here is a darker bird than those in the interior, and is considered to be at risk, by both the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) and by the BC Conservation Data Centre.