I've only seen Herons up north tim, so you have me beat there, but I do enjoy my share of critters off the concrete path.
It's amazing and wonderful the delight one can derive from something so simple as seeing a chipmunk or bunnies in the patches of wild forest that refuse to bow down to the encroaching concrete jungle.
Brings a lot of peace and contentment to one's mind and soul, doesn't it?
As always, nicely done, tim. This one, though, is just that little bit more.
PS: And seeing that I'm not long back from my walk, your timing is brilliant.