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Norfolk, Virginia: Navigator: Great Blue Heron

Navigator is a 24-foot-high 44-foot-long sculpture of a Great Blue Heron crafted from an assemblage of airplane scrap parts.

Address:
1935 Norview Ave., Norfolk, VA
Directions:
Northeast side of the city. I-64 exit 279 or 279B. Drive east on Norview Ave. for one mile. The heron will be on the right, at the corner of Norview Ave. and Azalea Garden Rd.
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Navigator: Great Blue Heron

Navigator is a 24-foot-high 44-foot-long sculpture of a Great Blue Heron made out of old blue airplane parts.

[Maynard Schaus, 07/26/2024]

Great Blue Herons and military aircraft are commonly seen in the skies above Norfolk. Sculpted by Don Kennell in 2021.


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