A Great Blue Heron was wandering the bank of the big old rice field pond. This bank was raised a few years ago when the pond was dredged to better accommodate the nature boat that Magnolia operates as part of their tourist operation.

It hasn’t been a pretty place to take photographs in the interim, but this year a variety of “weeds” have taken hold. You can still see some of the dredged mud behind the heron, but it does make a nice backdrop for our view of the bird.

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
April 30, 2024