[Pencil Sketch/Drawing, Still-Life], Lat/Lon (35.2629, -75.5371), 8 by 6 in, (20 by 15 cm),
I.V. Passmoore, 2001

Uncommon Misconception: Heron = Stork, Outer Banks Vacation

Passmoore, Works Of Alexander & I.V.

Uncommon Misconception: Heron = Stork

The layman rarely has occasion to name this water bird. But when his family stops to stare at a birdwatcher transfixed, and a child's curiosity demands an explanation, his best guess is invariably "stork." Twitchers in the know laugh quietly.

Science: Biology: Flora and Fauna: Animalia: Chordata: Aves: Ciconiiformes: Ardeidae: Egretta

Animals: Vertebrates: Birds: Herons: Egrets

Series Description: Concerning all points along North Carolina's Cape Hatteras National Seashore, from Oregon Inlet, through Buxton, NC, to Ocracoke Village.

A selection of 10 more titles in this series --
Picture Of Snapping Turtle Glass Room atop Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Lighthouse, in his new place

Luncheon with Watermelon | Ocracoke Great Egret Fishing | Pamlico Sound Fishing | Stereotypical Mariner of the Sea | Waiting at Bubbas, Frisco, NC | Yellow-Bellied Slider - or, My Self Portrait | Yellow-Bellied Slider, Laying Eggs |

Summary of titles in the "Outer Banks Vacation" series --
15 Pencil Sketch/Drawings | 9 Watercolor Paintings | 7 Pen & Ink Sketch/Drawings | 5 Tempera Paintings | 1 Oil Paintings |

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