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

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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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Darjeeling
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Its a common Dutch bird called Reiger from the Ardeidae family also called 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

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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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    and what is it doing in anime? is it just for some funny moment? or maybe there's something behind it? – Darjeeling Feb 12 '14 at 04:37
  • @ShinobuOshino Sorry, overlooked that part of the question. Edited my answer. Hope it is satisfactionary. – Dimitri mx Feb 12 '14 at 13:20
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    Grey Herons are common around Japan, especially in the rural country side where this story is taking place. Ohana is not use to seeing one in the wild, outside of a zoo. – кяαzєя Feb 12 '14 at 19:12