Photo: Green Heron at Primary Dam 1-10-10 Cheryl Reynolds
Just in case you wondered what that crabby green heron is doing when he seems to be standing so still and looking for lost change in the water: here’s a hint. Look at the size of that fish. Not a meager challenge for a bird that can’t chew. This picture was take too early in the morning for great light, but its a fantastic glimpse of his culinary treasure. Anyone recognize the victim? Fish ID help?
We saw two yearlings this morning, and had a lovely close encounter with mom as she rooted around in the dam sticks for a treasure she just knew was there. Her eyes look the same, maybe a little better, but she is active and groomed and went home to sleep in the lodge.
If the fates are kind to us this year she is already pregnant. It was early January two years ago when Moses showed me footage of the parents nearly mating. That’s how we first knew mom had the different tail mark. (You could tell who was who by what they were um…doing). Now we just hope they um…do it again and give us kits for 2010.
Fingers crossed.
