This past week has seen a lot of activity by the Little Blue Herons. What started as flitting between branches (like Woodstock in Peanuts) has turned into flights of 20-30 feet - even to neighboring trees. As they have become more mobile, many more are now visible. They've emerged from deeper in the trees. The tree I have been mostly watching turns out to have had 10 chicks in various places. And that same tree still has a tangle of Anhingas near the top (although I have yet to see them fly).
The solitary egg that I observed last time seems to now have disappeared, although I'll keep looking. Huey, Dewey and Louie still are sticking together for the most part, even as they travel around.
Others are also now much more visible....
The Great Blue Heron is still sitting tight. He has hopped around a bit, but shows no real indication of being ready for flight. This next photo just shows him in the background from the tree with the LBH chicks. To give a sense of scale, the two trees are separated by about 30 yards.
And here is a small spectator to all the activities!
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