The Blue Heron- Barrhead , Alberta - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

The Town of Barrhead has adopted the Blue Heron as its town Mascot,the Blue Heron at the start of Main Street is the first of many smaller Blue Herons that are sculpted and sitting,up and down both sides of Main Street and 49th Street which is also Hwy 33.
The nearest lake is Thunder Lake where many birds ,not just Blue Herons live and can be seen.Many small lakes in the area are full of many types of birds.

Barrhead, Alberta is home to AARON "The World's Largest Blue Heron!"
This stately bird is made from rebar, mesh, wire and concrete and rises 12 feet high with its four foot pedestal. It was built by Trygve (Tig) Seland, who has also designed a variety of other big monuments, including Hanna's Geese.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: AARON "The World's Largest Blue Heron!" Figure Type: Animal Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Trygve (Tig) Seland Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1984 Materials used: rebar, mesh, wire and concrete Location: Main Street and Hwy 33

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Date Logged Log User Rating   05/16/2011 wildwoodke visited it