When I came a week later, I found two young herons clumsily moving around the marsh. In 35-37, the fledgling tried to fly to a nearby log but ran out of steam, landed in the water, and then did this awkward hop.
Young herons were very serious about their hunting. They looked just like adults doing it - but came up a little short. #40 and #43 were the best catches I've seen.
Luckily, some trees in the marsh were slanted and it was possible to walk up to almost the nest level and then fly over. That's what one of the fledglings did to get back to the nest. Some real food to be had there!
That's all Folks! Very sorry about posting too many photos.
Jun 26, 2021 at 11:03 AM
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