Great Blue Heron in flight along Bellingham Bay

A great Blue Heron from the Post Point nesting site in flight along the bay in Bellingham Washington. The Great Blue Heron is recognized as a Priority Species by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Herons typically forage within three miles of their nesting site and are known to prefer foraging in the eel-grass habitat of protected embayments, such as the Post Point Lagoon.

A Great Blue Heron fly's just over the waters surface in Northwest Washington