Food Arrives

Down the Hatch

Lots of Hungry Mouths

Chaos Ensues

Chaos Continues

More Chaos

Someone’s Gonna Lose an Eye

Enough!

Flight Practice

I stopped by the Bent Oak Rookery last month to see how things were progressing. It was quite a bit noisier than my first trip since this time the nests were filled with hungry fledglings.

I cringed watching this feeding process as the young Great Blue Herons (GBH) vigorously attacked their parent with sharp pointed beaks in their quest for regurgitated food. I kept thinking that someone was gonna lose an eye.

Years ago my friend Julie was on the receiving end of a beak up her nose while helping to rehab a GBH. So I know they can cause a substantial amount of damage (and not an insignificant amount of pain).

I never wanted to have kids but let me also state for the record, I never want to be the parent of a GBH.