Field guide No. 1460

A grey heron stands in a misty marsh, its long neck looped through itself into a ring. It looks calm about it.

Misty marsh with a looped neck heron

Neck, tied once for luck.

A grey heron stands in a misty marsh, its long neck looped through itself into a ring. It looks calm about it.

Field noteHeron necks fold into an S already. Looping it all the way round is more yoga than anatomy.

Specimen
No. 1460
Kind
Possible (the golden mountain kind)
Breaks
Physics
Where it doesn’t exist
A reed marsh in fog, ankle deep.
Nearest existing relative
A grey heron.
Filed in Fresh slop as
Surreal

Also possible, also breaking physics