June 1, 2017

  • Herons

    Late last week, I visited Dana Point Harbor

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    I needed to get out of the house, and wanted to see if any birds had returned to the eucalyptus trees where they nested a couple of years ago.  Several of the trees have been trimmed, and a few are no longer there at all.  Most of the nests have fallen, or been blown out of their perches, or perhaps disappeared with the trees that were trimmed.  I did, however, see a couple of bids, and spent a few minutes watching them.

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    And here's the other bird, sitting on a nest.

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    It's good to have even a couple of birds in these nests, and hopefully there will be a few more as the summer progresses.

Comments (6)

  • looks like the cranes were eating well! :)

  • GREAT heron shots! It is amazing they returned when the trees have been trimmed ~ so happy they stayed!

    • Thank you! I am surprised they returned, but maybe that's just the beginning. If these two like it there, perhaps some of the others will come back -- if not this year, maybe next!

  • Maybe they will make new nests, or maybe they've moved to another neighborhood. Great pictures.

    • They go where food is most plentiful; they've probably found another food source now. Perhaps a few will come back each year, but I don't expect to see the large colony that used to be there.

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