Luck was on our side, when in
June/July of 2010 we found this nest with young Nightherons at Birdrock
in Point Lobos California
State Park. You can clearly see the resemblance with dinosaurs. |
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Three happy Night herons |
On our third visit we saw that there
was only one chick left. We do not know if the other 2 fell out of the
nest or were taken away by a predator. |
The parent insisted on getting the chick under her for protection. |
Night herons |
It took some convincing, |
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Night herons |
but
in the end they both slept, the chick hiding under her.
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A week later the survivor had grown big and was
fully feathered |
moved from one edge to the other looking down
into the water at the bottom of the cliff |
Was he perhaps looking for his 2 missing siblings? |
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Night heron |
Night heron
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Night herons, juvenile & adult |
Night heron, juvenile |
Night heron, juvenile |
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Night heron changing to adult
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Night heron |
Night heron |
Night heron |
Night heron |
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Night heron |
Night heron swallowing a fish |
Night heron in the wilderness |
Night heron |
Night heron
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Night heron |
Night heron |
Night heron |
Night heron |
Night heron |
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Night heron hunting |
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