Trip down to the Fox River

Interesting piece of garbage. Parts of a child's bike? Looks pretty old, wondered how long it's been in the river. Grateful to run into the Great Blue Heron. When I approached he crossed to other bank further south. Tried to get some shots in flight, but camera does not adjust quickly in close up mode. By the time I got across the river from it again, a fisherman came down and the heron headed back up to north end of bank, where I run into him originally. The river although beautiful was also somewhat disappointing. I had spent one winter walking the same banks clearing garbage each day. There is so much litter on the banks again. So many bait buckets and fishing lines to get tangled in. Dozens of plastic bottles and alcohol containers. One trip this year I had asked an acquaintance for help freeing a mourning dove knotted up in fishing line as I don't carry a knife. It's mate stuck by it although it could only move about ten inches from the branch the line was tangled to. Respect for Mother Earth is seriously lacking. I need to focus on the heron...