Great Blue Herons at a rookery in southeast Wisconsin on June 10, 2025

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…

Great Blue Herons in southeastern Wisconsin on March 7, 2025

One of my birding stops today provided nice views of 7 Great Blue Herons. 2 were on the nest and the others in the area. These are probably migrating birds that have just arrived from the south. They won’t be wasting anytime once the weather warms up a little to start the raising of the kids. It was a snowy day with light winds, temps are still cold at 34 degrees. Images were taken on March 7, 2025.

Great Blue Herons at the nesting site…

European Goldfinches in Kenosha County Wisconsin on February 9, 2016

A bird I always wanted to see with it’s stunning colors, the European Goldfinch! Today I found 8 in Kenosha. A life bird for me, but considered a introduced species. Some have been recorded nesting in Wisconsin in recent years. Wow what colors! Images were taken on February 9, 2016.

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European Goldfinch

Binomial name: Carduelis carduelis

Category: Exotic Finches

Size:  5.5” long, 10” wing span

Weight:  .56 oz

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