Great Blue Heron
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Great Blue Heron
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Nest #1 & #2
Before going any farther let me point out a couple of facts here.
On the left is nest #1. Its mate was killed on the road about a mile away from the nest site.
True, we can only speculate about this. While driving back to the motel one afternoon I found an adult
G/B Heron on the road dead. After that no mate ever came to the nest #1 to help with the feeding. The remaining bird leaves the nest every now & then and returns to feed the 2 chicks.
The right hand two birds, can you tell which neck belongs to which bird?
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This is nest #2. There are 3 chicks in the nest. I hope to get a photo of all 3 in the future.
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Only 2 chicks showing in this #2 nest of 3.
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Looks as if the bird is saying "Poor fellow, he's lost his mate".
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As of 05/14/03 I can now see the 3 chicks in one of these nest.
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The last time I will be able to photograph these Herons.
May 11th. 03
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They will be gone by the time I can return so I won't try to again to make that 200 mile trek.
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