Species Spotlight: Fledgling Green Herons

The highlight of the week was stumbling across multiple broods of Green Herons just released from the nest. The one above was part of a group of three with baby fluff still sprouting from their foreheads.

In contrast, the young heron shown in this video (interspersed with an adult for contrast) seemed to be on its own. I hope it gets better at fishing fast!

The adult from the video, or another one, visited the fluff-fledgling bush with a mass of food in its gullet about fifteen minutes later. I wasn’t fast enough to catch the moment adult bill met baby bill and food was downloaded, but I thought you might enjoy some of the not-quite-in-focus snaps as the parent called its baby in.

Have a happy, herony week!