The Great Blue Heron

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 6:30 pm Pacific Time

Almost Live episode #205

Enjoy a National Film Board documentary with audio description!

This film documents the yearly cycle of the great blue heron, its migration from Central America and the West Indies to the St. Lawrence River in Québec, and the breeding and rearing of its young. Outstanding footage shot by the filmmaker perched high in a tree affords close-ups of the birds’ intricate courtship rituals. A sensitive, beautifully photographed nature film with much to tell us of ecology and wildlife.

Host Amy Amantea will be joined by special guest Rose Wilkin, Urban Wildlife Programs Coordinator at Stanley Park Ecology.

This documentary film is presented with audio description courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada – NFB/ONF.

Directed by Jean-Louis Frund (1979). Duration: 44 minutes


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