Clutch #2 Fledgling Green Heron
Clutch #1 Green Heron
Clutch #1 Green Heron
Ditto
Clutch 1 Members with Diamond Backed
Watersnake and Red Eared Slider
Adult Green Heron
Clutch 2 Green Heron
Ditto
Youngest Clutch #1 Member
Ditto
Ditto
Sub-Adult Green Heron
Adult Green Heron
Fledgling Clutch #2 Green Heron
Ditto, Pose #2
Ditto, Pose #3
Ditto
Ditto
Clutch #3 Green Heron
20' From Where I Stand at Heron Cove
Great Blue Heron
Photos From 06-24(Top) through 06-30-17
The young birds are growing quickly, which you can see if you look at the feathery white tufts
atop the Green Heron heads. The older they get, the less tufts are seen.
My biggest surprise came yesterday, when I saw that immature Green Heron nearly right over my head. What prompted me to look in that direction, is that the adults kept calling, and naturally I was curious regarding the reason. The youngster didn't seem to mind getting photographed.
Sub-adults now seem to be arriving for experience with parenting. These are last year's birds, who are just shy of a year old. If the rest of the summer stays as good as it is now, with plenty of food, they might have a clutch. There is a possibility that breeding season might even last a little longer.
Our infamous Great Blue Heron, who lives on the Cove out of breeding season, is getting impatient
for his domain. He has been coming by each day to sit for as long as he can.
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