Blue Heron Park
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Wander the wetland trails of this Staten Island park, keeping an eye out for its namesake four-foot-tall blue herons.
Description
This 217.54-acre nature area includes a nature center and playgrounds. Right at the entrance, a hand-sculpted blue heron greets arrivals, hinting at the real-life gray-feathered, yellow-billed birds that typically wait at the edge of a pond or marsh.
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