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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Nancy, it is beautiful!! And perfect music choice that enhances the ceremonial quality of their display. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Janeanne Houston<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Tweeters <tweeters-bounces@mailman11.u.washington.edu> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nancy Morrison<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 12, 2023 11:36 AM<br><b>To:</b> tweeters@u.washington.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> [Tweeters] Great Blue Herons defending their feeding grounds<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I was in the Sammamish River Slough recently when I witnessed two Great Blue Herons doing this wonderful slow motion dance. I have since learned that this is how they defend their feeding grounds. In all my years of watching GBH, I had never seen this display before. My apologies, but I could not avoid the temptation to put it to music.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tii_We-3izs">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tii_We-3izs</a><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Nancy Morrison<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>