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This bench is always a pleasant spot to stop and survey the world while out for a walk. There are gulls and seals that provide wildlife entertainment.
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Alternatively, Green Heron Pond offers a different bench with other wildlife options......
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....if you look closely........
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....you'll see this Great Blue Heron in the shallows trying to find food.
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But he spooks easily when he sees my movement.
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.....and off he flies.
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Meantime, the entire event was watched closely by this Red-tailed hawk perched in the nearby tree branches. Life is good in rural Manomet where wild critters still roam.