Grey Heron

I spotted this bird while walking around Caohai lake, near the town of Weining. The lake provides crucial habitat for many bird species, including the rare Black-necked Crane, which I also spotted there. It was a very cold morning when I went to the lake and it actually lightly snowed! The second photo shows the bird walking on some canoes that are used to explore the lake. I thought the bird was injured because it just kept walking from boat to boat, but then it flew away.