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In Hana-Saku Iroha there's always a big bird that appear

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/edOvx.jpg)

At first I thought it's like a god or something, but as far as I know it
didn't do anything. What is this bird? and what is its role?


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What is this bird?


Its a common Dutch bird called Reiger from the Ardeidae family also called
[Grey Heron](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_Heron) in english.

Their most common recognition points are

  * Blue/grayish back
  * White Belly
  * Long and sturdy beaks
  * A long neck that gets subtrackd in flight
  * From head to chest there is a long black stroke
  * Black strokes on the forehead of the bird
  * On his hind side there are some gracefull black feathers

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9iUY0.jpg)

**EDIT**

The episode is called Grey Heron Rhapsody, considering the meaning of Rhapsody

> an effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling.

It would most likely mean the author expresses his feelings about the animal.


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