A little nature filmstrip

A large bird sits on a branch rising from a lake. The bird and branch are framed by trees and grass on the shoreline.

My spouse and I have started doing the mile-long walk around Wirth Lake in a park shared by the City of Minneapolis and suburb Golden Valley once a week to try to shed some pandemic pounds. At the start of one of our walks, we lucked out on this water bird sighting. I’m convinced it’s a great blue heron, but as you can see in the posted filmstrip-style video my phone camera pics weren’t the best. Still, I’m glad to capture in photos an image of some unique wildlife in an urban park setting.