Bonnie -
sorry to hear that. Herons tend to be brazen don't they? I will never forget the time one tried to swoop down on my pond. The trouble was that Dave and I were standing right there on the deck watching the whole thing. When the heron finally saw us, you could see it go right across his face. "uh oh!" and he flew off. I had never known before that birds faces could be so expressive.