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Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Photo by joan6153
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26.4615, -80.0728

Field Notes

Description:

This great blue heron baby sat in his nest and cried and cried for his mom to feed him. She ignored him for a long time, just standing nearby. But he persisted and she finally flew off, hopefully to get some food for him.

Habitat:

Wakodahatchee Wetlands Park, Delray Beach, FL. The park is fifty acres of unused utilities land that have been transformed into a wetlands ecosystem.

Reference Links:

The Wakodahatchee Wetlands

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
joan6153
I added this spotting to the Animal Architecture mission. Thanks for the suggestion Ava T-B.
ChristyHolland
Fantastic!! We have several more months before we see these guys breeding here in CO! Wonderful series!
Ava T-B
Please consider adding this spotting to the Animal Architecture mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082378

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Birds of the Southeast U.S.
Mission
Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
Mission
Florida's Flora & Fauna
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedMarch 12, 2013

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