Small Rookery
Small Rookery – I found a small rookery by accident actually. My first time getting to see herons up close as they build their nest.
They were so busy finding sticks that they did not seem to even notice me. Most of the time herons fly off the minute one moves.
I took lots of photos and I will share my video on Friday, I decided to name two of them. Because the male looks like he has a crooked leg and the majority of my photos contained this bird flying back and forth to the nest with sticks.
It is not easy to tell the difference between the males and females. Except that research states the males usually brings the nesting material as the female builds it. So that is what I am going on.
Small Rookery
Sandra J’s Adventures Outdoors
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21 Replies to “Small Rookery”
These are wonderful pics! 🌞
Thank you Dave 🙂
That would be lovely to watch them building the nests. I still follow Jocelyn Anderson, a local photographer who goes to Kensington Metropark daily to feed the birds from her hand and videotape them. When they are done with breakfast, she gets her camera out and has been doing the same as you, watching the rookery nest building. She says there are many nest and “in progress” … it is amazing to watch. I will look forward to more pictures and the video.
Thank you very much 🙂
What beautiful pictures.
Gwen.
Thank you very much Gwen.
Thank you RJ, it was truly a gift to come across this nesting site. I have always wanted to see one. They are such a tall bird, one would think they would not have a nest so high up.
Love your work, Sandra. Such cool creatures. The identification of male and female is insightful. I also like the way you identify these birds, something that I would think most may not see. Glad you got to study them and record their activities.
Amazing!
Good stuff!! 🤣😎🙃
Thank you Mr Ohh 🙂
Beautiful images.
Thank you very much 🙂
Very nice Sandra, and helpful field ID tip for GBH.
Thank you very much Brad. They are so similar, it did say the males have a slightly longer bill, but very hard to see the difference in that as well.
Superbes avec ces effets de lumière , de magnifiques photos.
Thank you very much 🙂
Yes, it was a beautiful surprise. They did not care that I was there at all. Flew right next to me. It was awesome.
🤗. Finding a rookery is getting an unexpected present 😃😃. The place the Herons ignore you, give you great shots like these, and make you return…over and over LOL
Wonderful! Glad you had this opportunity.
Thank you Marland