Fluidr / Great Blue Heron Rookery....Passing Of The Stick, My Favorite Moment by jrussell.1916

My favorite moment from that morning. Mom reaching up and taking the stick from dad to add to the nest with both of them having it in their beaks at the same time. Impossible to get focus through all the branches but still saving the moment. One of my favorite moments.

About 14 Great Blue Heron nests atop a 50-60 foot high sycamore tree about 60-70 yards away or so. Saw the nests this past winter, went back to find them active. Extremely overcast day the first day, plus backlit. Went back today but even with sun it never shines on them plus branches prevent getting good focus. Photo quality lacking on many, hoping to continue following their progress. Sorry for the extreme number of photos. :)

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