Welcomed by a Little Blue Heron

I did not know what to expect when I returned to southwest Florida more than a week ago. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Ian" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Hurricane Ian</a>, a Category 4 storm, devastated our community in late September. Hundreds of houses were destroyed damaged, including my own. Once I surveyed the damage to my house, my wife and I arranged repairs. Then I started to wonder about the birds. How had the birds weathered the storm? To answer my question, I got on my bike and took rides daily to the numerous ponds near our home. There were only a few birds, mostly Cormorants, and Anhingas. For the first few rides, I did not see one of my favorite birds, the Little Blue Heron. <a href="https://medium.com/deans-list/welcomed-by-a-little-blue-heron-3bff7ab68f3d">Click Here</a>