Nest Tunes -Great Blue Herons

Fauna
Written By David Lawrence
Heron chicks hatch covered with gray down and bluish eyes. They stay in the nest for 49 to 81 days, being fed and cared for by their parents.

Heron chicks hatch covered with gray down and bluish eyes. They stay in the nest for 49 to 81 days, being fed and cared for by their parents.

 
A blue heron with its subtle blue-gray plumage often stands motionless as it scans for prey or wades belly deep with long, deliberate steps. They may move slowly, but Great Blue Herons can strike like lightning to grab a fish.

A blue heron with its subtle blue-gray plumage often stands motionless as it scans for prey or wades belly deep with long, deliberate steps. They may move slowly, but Great Blue Herons can strike like lightning to grab a fish.

 
The first chick to hatch will often become more experienced at handling food, and will usually be more aggressive than its siblings and grow quicker.

The first chick to hatch will often become more experienced at handling food, and will usually be more aggressive than its siblings and grow quicker.

 
The white form of the Great Blue Heron, known as the "great white heron," is found nearly exclusively in shallow marine waters along the coast of very southern Florida, the Yucatan Peninsula, and in the Caribbean.

  • The white form of the Great Blue Heron, known as the "great white heron," is found nearly exclusively in shallow marine waters along the coast of very southern Florida, the Yucatan Peninsula, and in the Caribbean.

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