We were enjoying dinner the other night when my daughter looked out the window and said, “Oh, look! A heron!” We peered down at the dock, and sure enough, there one was. It stood still long enough for several pictures to be snapped, including this quite good one by my husband, although the massive reduction in pixel numbers wrought by the website process makes it look rather more Impressionistic than the original photo. If you’d like a copy of the 238 KB original, I’ll be happy to send it to you.
Curiously enough, we were having bouillabaisse, along with a fresh loaf of NYT Bread, but the heron was more interested in very fresh fish. After we got several pictures, I walked down to see how close I could get before it flew away — about 20 feet.
If you are making bouillabaisse and have some salmon skin that you are about to throw away, try this:
Cut salmon skin into smallish pieces. If there is a little meat still attached to the skin, so much the better. By the way, a hemostat is a great tool to use for pulling those pesky bones out of salmon fillets. Lightly oil a frying pan, bring to medium high heat, and toss in salmon skin. Fry on both sides until golden and crispy, adjusting heat as necessary. Salt and enjoy your delicious salmon chips!
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May 10, 2007 at 2:20 pm
Syne Mitchell
Yum! Thanks for sharing.
May 11, 2007 at 6:58 am
Harena
oh, that Heron picture is awesome! the other week, W&I were walking along the Sandy Creek Trail (which follows the creek naturally & one when i was growing up *assumed* was named after me ;D) when i ducked through the trees to the edge of the creek itself to, y’know, just look… you never know what you’ll see by the edge of a creek. Well, there wasn’t really anything there, it being about midday on a hot’un, but through the trees on the other side i suddenly saw this large figure fly by! Woozle tried to catch it on film but it was tricky what with the trees & all… it swooped waayy over to our right & then swung back over & flew back to our left before disappearing. I was pretty darn sure it was a Great White Heron! Never seen one in person before & it was very exciting!
And *then*, a few minutes later, when we had resumed walking, a huge shadow flew overhead & we looked up to see it fly overhead again! W snapped a picture which looked amazingly like some sort of pterodactyl of some sort!
I still get excited when I think about it! ^_^
May 25, 2007 at 12:39 am
astrbear
Syne: Do you mean the salmon skin or the heron? 🙂
Harena: Herons of all types are amazing in flight. You are right, they look quite prehistoric. Wish you the joy of your Great White sighting!
Astrid