Early one morning last week I found a nice colorful scene on a dike separating the Ashley River from old rice fields.

A Great Blue Heron was perched a top a wooden piling looking out over the river. The morning sun gave everything a nice gold color.

This dike is being repaired in what is becoming a yearly event. The dike is almost a mile long and has been standing between the river and rice fields for around 200 years.

I guess Herons have been standing here for just as long.

Ashley River, South Carolina.