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Eldest Green Heron, Clutch 6 |
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Green Heron Adult
Green Heron Chick, Clutch 6
Immediately After Feeding
Great Blue Heron
Stands Fast on His Snag
Green Heron Chick, Clutch 6
Reacts to Sights and Sounds
Green Heron Chick, Clutch 6
"That's My Story, and I'm Stickin' to It"
Great Blue Heron
"Got My Eye on You"
Great Egret
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Sunday, 08-14-16
69-83 degrees F (feels like 86)/0720-1100 hrs./partly cloudy/13 mph NE winds/52% RH
It is definitely time for that cool change, and it was actually a pleasure to walk over three miles
to Boomer Creek, which I had not been able to inspect for a couple of months, since the last storm
knocked down so many of the snags that the Bald Eagles would perch on while surveying their
territory.
We also lost the snag on the north end of the lake proper, which was home to a Red-bellied
Woodpecker before it was usurped by European Starlings in 2012. The following year, it was
home to Downy Woodpeckers. This was the finest year, as we had breeding Great Crested
Flycatchers, as you might recall. When it turned unbearably hot, I was not able to return to see
the young fledge. There had definitely been young ones.
This was day four for our brave little Green Herons, who stayed out of Great Blue Herons way.
Even the parent worked around him in order to get food to the youngsters, but all was well. It
was truly a beautiful day in the neighborhood with many other birds, including the Downy Woodpecker, Mississippi Kite, and Baltimore Oriole, just to pique your interest.
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