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It’s funny how birds you’ve only seen in a guide book can seem like they’re ’supposed to be’ a very different size than they actually are! I always think shore birds are going to be bigger than they actually are. The first time I saw a willet it was enchantingly small.
I was surprised how big Black-crowned night heron is, back when I saw them for the first time in Zoo. Its my favorite bird in the Wingspan board game, and I guess with their big head and the short neck, I was expected a smallish bird. Boy was I wrong.
I saw one recently at Carolina Beach, and only got a clumsy picture of it, but what a magnificent bird.