SnooMarzipans2939 t1_itqt0je wrote on October 25, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Reply to comment by lantech in Was just on r/vermont and someone posted a picture of a blue heron by TheMobyDicks

Downeasters have referred to them for generations as Shitpokes. Both Herons and Cormorants are long necked birds. What someone calls these birds depends mostly on where they live.

lantech t1_itqtsxy wrote on October 25, 2022 at 5:05 PM

That's interesting, personally I've never heard them called that. Herons specifically have always been shitpokes. They're also markedly different looking birds, blue herons are huge. But I've never lived downeast so there you have it. I'll take your word for it and move on with my life.