A very bedraggled great blue heron is back at his/her post in one of the Shaker Lakes @ intersection of Attleboro and Parkland Rds., on the Attleboro stretch (Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga Cty). Hanging out in a thawing patch, along with mallards. He/she was there daily this summer, even when the lake was only a teeny eutrifying puddle due to the drought. (I'm a novice, ergo unsure how to tell male from female in this case.) Lisle Merriman Sh. Hts. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]