05-25-19
0700-0857/partly cloudy/S-12/87-75% RH/30 Hg and rising to 30.09 Hg and steady--shortly after early morning rain
Both proud parents were tending and feeding their young this morning. There were four nestlings discovered at approximately 0700 hrs. this date.
Suspicions that there were or would soon be young were raised yesterday, as the parent(s) were sitting much higher on the nest.
It is true, as can be seen, that young Green Herons really do have green skin. The young will be protected until most of their feathers grown in, as tender young skin will be subject to sunburn.
Once again, we are parents, and may the weather stay cooler for these young birds, as it has been. This is the first year that a Green Heron nest has been fully visible and at eye level.
Fantastic to see this. I was surprised to see the nest so visible. Do you think this is normal or are the nesting pair inexperienced? I love that you got a photo of both the adults at the nest.
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