Gotta love the Grand river.
It's funny how you can never get too close to a heron around here. Up at Pigeon lake a couple of weeks ago, a heron landed on the dock and proceeded to panhandle for bluegills and perch that my daughter and an 8yr old boy were catching. It would stand far away until it saw one of the kids bring in a fish. Then after unhooking it we would throw it on the dock and it would come to within 6ft of us to get the fish. After walking back to the end of the dock it would swallow the fish whole and wait patiently for another free meal.