So this little fellow has been hanging around our beaver dam. Cheryl Reynolds photographed him here sitting on the filter for the flow device. He’s a juvenile starting life on his own, which is not so surprising. What is remarkable is that she noticed he had a band on his leg, meaning he was caught and released.
She’s been piecing together images and was able to identify from the numbers that he was tagged by IBRRC: International Bird Research and Rescue Center, where she volunteers. She showed the photo to the director who says that they released 34 green herons this year from Susuin Marsh, and it is definitely one of theirs. Then last night we saw it in the company of another one, who also looked banded!
Maybe you’re wondering whether those crazy volunteers at Lindsay or IBRRC actually do any good treating wildlife and releasing it back to take its chances. Well this little bird was rescued and went 25 miles towards finding a good new home. Maybe he heard about the Martinez Beavers and wanted to see for himself, like the couple from Pennsylvania last night who stopped by for some prime beaver viewing.
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