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Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Weathervane Wednesday - A Great Blue Heron

Another special edition of "Weathervane Wednesday".  The other day I stopped at the lower green in Newbury, Massachusetts to photograph the Founders Monument, and I spotted this wonderful weathervane in the background.


This is another great weathervane by New Hampshire sculptor and artist Walter Liff.  I have posted several of his weathervanes weathervanes HERE in New Castle, NH and HERE at a playground.  If you peek at his website (see the link below) you can read more about this weathervane and see a great shot taken right at eye level with this Great Blue Heron. According to this website, this weathervane is bigger than lifesize, with a six foot wing span, and also it is six feet from the beak to the tip of his talons.  He comments "Hand cut and pounded feathers to give it the life-like, authentic detail".

This house is directly on the lower green, behind the Founders Monument, facing Route 1A.  It is a beautifully restored antique house.  Its worth a good look for a few minutes, even if you aren't a weathervane fan.  Also, check out the old schoolhouse on the common, it's very cute and dates from 1870, and was restored during the bi-centennial in 1976.





Walter Liff's website "Steeling Nature"  https://www.steelingnature.com/index.php

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Weathervane Wednesday - A Great Blue Heron", Nutfield Genealogy, posted May 29, 2019, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2019/05/weathervane-wednesday-great-blue-heron.html: accessed [access date]).



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