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In response to Westwood Minute's puzzler last week, in which a photo was posted and the challenge issued of how fast readers could spot the camouflaged bird, we received reports from readers who could not find any animal, or thought they saw a blue heron or an egret.
Here's a video to help you spot the animal, by its slight movement:
Until the bird makes a movement by turning its head, it looks just like a branch of vegetation growing in a swampy area. And in case you didn't catch the movement, below is the same Westwood Minute Puzzler photo of the bird, with its location circled in red.

Did you find it? Is it a blue heron or egret? Compare the photos below, of a blue heron on the left and an egret on the right. Which do you think it is?

Left Photo: great blue heron canoe meadows by Paul Danese, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons. Right Photo: Great Esker Park, Weymouth, Massachusetts by NewtonCourt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Sunny, with a high of 77 and low of 65 degrees. Don't forget your umbrella! Sunny in the morning, moderate rain at times during the afternoon, mist in the evening, clear overnight.
We used to spray our lawn with a company that said they used non-toxic chemicals. The loss of bees, frogs, pollinators and birds in our garden was dramatic.
Great topic! I'd love to see more from the environmental action committee on encouraging less use of pesticides/weed killers/fertilizers in town.
what a great way to encourage people to plant native, it gives me so much pleasure to see who is visiting my plants.
Good (majority) call by the Select Board. Appropriate time to bring in outside, impartial, leadership to the Department.