Adult great blue heron.
Flying adult great blue heron.
Adult great blue heron feeding two chicks on nest.
Adult great blue heron and two chicks on nest.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Rambling Around Stow Lake I - Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Since 1994, great blue herons (ardea herodias) have been nesting at Stow Lake in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. San Francisco Nature Education offers several bird viewing and nature walks during the heron nesting season. On May 10, 2008, I went on one of those walks around Stow Lake and then went again to Stow Lake very early on May 15th (a very rare sunny and hot day in San Francisco). The great blue herons are beautiful birds and it was extraordinary to view their nests perched high in the trees with their chicks who resemble Dr. Seuss characters. Here are some of my photos from these two outings.
Adult great blue heron and two chicks on nest.
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2 comments:
I've seen Blue Herons all my life in Michigan but I've never seen a nest or babies. What a fantastic picture! They are wonderful birds...thanks for sharing.
Hi Green Acres - thanks so much for adding me as one of your favorites on Blotanical... so am viisting your blog and so glad I did - these photos are fabulous! Will visit again soon and add a link to yours from my blog if that's okay... Miranda
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