After snapping the crazy action of frog feeding, I was ready to go home and then overheard two Mallards calling out loud, not sure if they were fighting or playing. I walked down to see if something was wrong or maybe catch some action shots again. Suddenly, I saw this strange tree not having too much leaves left but there was a movement on top of the tree. Due to low light, I could not tell if they were small birds or just squirrels. As soon as I raised my binoculars and could not believe what I was looking at ... a nest of three newborn chicks! I think they are 4 or 5 days old and can barely walk. I tried to snap few shots through those messily entangled branches. All shots failed :( .....
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Newborn Green Heron Chicks ..under a very low light condition Click image to enlarge |
I was sweating like a nuts and very frustrated. I did not want to stay around the nest too long to catch predator's attention to these helpless newborn. Finally, I switched my camera to manual focus and managed to get this shot. It's not a perfect picture but they are perfect chicks in my heart :) I kept my distance till heron mom came back. On my way home, I was starving like a hungry wolf and my legs were too sore to stand for another minute but my heart's smiling. -- Happy Birding! -- Linda
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If you are curious about what I first saw, this is the view, lol! Follow the arrows then you will find three chicks in this bushy tree :) .Click image to enlarge. |
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