A visit to the Home Depot sometimes yields more than hardware and tool. The wetlands behind the Home Depot in Seekonk, MA are home to a rookery of Great Blue Herons. If you go before the trees leaf out, you can watch their pair bonding and nest building activities. Consider this individual, patiently waiting for its mate to return, then seeing the desired partner returning.
As the pair reunite, they groom each other, and rest their heads on one another. They display this behavior shortly after sunrise and, as with these images, near sunset.
Laura- Love your Love Birds! You are multi- talented!
Rita
Stunning photos, Laura! Thanks for sharing your work and your talent with us.
Yes, all is well in Eugene and the Old Folks Home . . . Piper has everyone trained to give her treats and, so far, we have not been asked to leave . . .
How is everything w/you? All good, I hope. Anything new/exciting?
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Great Shots!!!!!!!
Thanks, Jan. Good to hear from you.
Such beautiful photography that truly captures their close bonds. Herons, more so than other birds, feel so prehistoric and ancient; their flight, calls, stalking of fish in the creek behind our house.;)
Thank you for sharing your talent and view of the world as you see it!
Dave
Thanks, Dave. So good to hear from you. Lets catch up once school is over for you.
Hi, SD! This is great – not only beautiful but informative, as well!!!
Love, SDII
Thanks, Marlene. Hope all is well in Eugene. Good at this end.
Thanks, Laura,
Wonderful shots of their nuptial regalia and ritual.
Thank you, Genie.
Patience with your skill in photography are creations in themselves. How long after the eggs are laid is the developing time before hatching–in general? I ask because I suspect if you can you’ll be present..
Thanks. I don’t know the incubation time for this species of heron. However, the trees have leafed out, so in a return visit, it would be very difficult to see anything.
Nice Long-Necked Finches, Laura!! I liked the Head to Head and Eye to Eye frames the most.
Cemal
I’m so grateful to see these beautiful photographs of my favorite birds! Thank you, Laura!
Thanks, Vicky. So good to hear from you!
Thanks, Cemal. The Eye-to-Eye one is my favorite. Isn’t it amazing the variety of colors and sizes of finches?