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This bird was rather large, standing at 3 to 4 feet tall, most of which was its long neck. The coloration was a grayish-blue with white plumage on its underside. I spent most of the time watching the bird hunt in the shallow water, remaining motionless until a fish wandered too close. Then, it would try to use its beak as a spear to impale its prey. I was lucky enough to see the bird catch what appeared to be a largemouth bass, but unfortunately, it seems the bird’s eyes were bigger than its stomach, as it struggled to swallow the fish.

Bear in a cherry tree - this one seemed to be testing how far out the branch would still hold the weight of a bear. Looking at my pictures zoomed in, I can see a lot of broken limbs on these cherry trees. I suspect they don't always hold.

Two, possibly three individuals. Seen from a distance on Snake Hole Creek at Iona Island. Periodically heads would pop up, and sometimes entire head and neck, to look around "periscoping." When swimming/diving, tapered pointed tip to otherwise thick tail briefly visible. At one point, one of them climbed onto the mudflat and disappeared into the cattails for a few minutes. Low, thick, and long-bodied. Poor photos taken with cameraphone through binocular lens.