THIS DAY IN BIG CYPRESS WAS HOT AND DUSTY. THE GRAVEL ROADS, EVEN WITH LIMITED TRAFFIC, CAUSED A LOT OF DUST TO LINGER IN THE AIR. I MADE MY WAY BACK TO THE OLD PAVED HIGHWAY AND STOPPED AT THE REST AREA. BEHIND ONE OF THE BUILDINGS I FOUND THIS LITTLE BLUE HERON RESTING ALONG THE WATER. A LOT OF BIRDS STAND ON ONE LEG. I’M NOT SURE ANYONE KNOWS WHY, BUT THIS GUY WAS NO EXCEPTION.