A heron that has given up on being seen entirely. Most records are of a bird that
flushed from underfoot, not one that was spotted standing.

The largest heron in North America, and the bird most people picture when they
picture Oaks Bottom. Standing still in the shallows, it looks patient. It isn't —
it's loaded.

A tall white heron that stands out at a mile. If it is large, white and standing
still in shallow water, start here.

There is a heron at Oaks Bottom most people never see, and it isn't because it is
rare. It is eighteen inches tall, the color of wet bark, and it does not move.