It was a perfect evening for a walk, no wind, hardly a breeze and no bugs!! There was a rabbit in every yard sometimes two or three then I heard a short screech. At first I thought it might be a rabbit but the only time I have heard a rabbit in distress was when it was caught by a 10 year old boy. No 10 year old boys around. I looked up a green heron was flying. They are short squat birds with stubby tails and legs that stretch out long in flight. The next time around the loop I heard a stomach growl— it wasn't mine— but that is another sound the green heron makes. I see another rabbit and something else, two young green herons under the spruce trees, just standing there, I slowly walk a little closer and one hops under the branches and I see a third. How scary must it be for a bird to hear mama bird say today is the day you leave the nest? Today is the day you learn to grasp a branch with your feet….and balance, then you learn to walk or hop and then fly….back to the nest for the night or on the ground overnight. It seems a bird would be highly motivated to learn those skills. —Ann—
2 comments:
How cool that you were able to see three of the green Heron together! I agree with you... going out on your own is scary!! :)
It's a big, scary world out there! So glad you captured these snapshots, I am not at all familiar with the Green Heron, until now. ;)
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