I stopped at a Great Blue Heron rookery in SE Wisconsin to see if there were any herons present. There were about 12 active nests and the little chicks were getting big. The adults came and went bringing in food to the chicks, regurgitating partially digested food. Always fun to watch this event. These nests where a long ways off from me, so they are distant shots more less. It was a cloudy day, pleasant temps around 60 degrees and very little wind.
One adult and 4 chicks at this nest…the chicks get very loud at times when the adult comes back with food…
Coming back from a trip out for food, the adults waits close by, does not go right to the nest…
The chicks are grabbing the bill of the adult wanting food I would think…
Regurgitating partially digested food…
Not much to see here but the adult just regurgitated partially digested food and the chicks are eating it…
After the chicks eat, the adult just rests…wants the chicks to settle down too I would suppose…
Coming back from a trip out somewhere…
They are just waiting for an adult to come back with food…
