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James Freitas's avatar

Feels infrequent I see a picture of these birds in a tree!

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Neil Barker's avatar

Agreed! Only time I've seen Great Blue Herons in this tree!

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Michael's avatar

Whoa! Awesome verse! Photos not shabby either! Great way to start the day

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Neil Barker's avatar

Thanks Michael and much appreciated!

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

Wonderful! It appears you stumbled upon a roosting area. Herons roost at night in bare trees. If you noticed any large nests in the higher branches of the trees, it is their rookery.

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Neil Barker's avatar

Thanks Pamela and great to know! I'm hoping they nest in the area next Spring. :)

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

Neil, my bet is they already nest in the area. Rookeries tend to be in remote areas that get little traffic. There are 2 in my area that are extremely difficult to get to.

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Neil Barker's avatar

Good to know. That area in the back of the photo and to the right is a marsh/swamp with plenty of dead-standing trees. I'm hoping to get back there with some snowshoes this Winter once the water has frozen over. I'll check out some past nesting sites! :)

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

Keep me posted on that! I hope you find nests!

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