Heron Chicks

[animal]

April 20, 2011 at 8:23 pm

was lucky enough to get a shot of these guys a few days ago .

[fergie]

April 20, 2011 at 8:43 pm

Great shot, animal. Bet those boys take some feeding :mrgreen:

[shutterbug]

April 20, 2011 at 9:31 pm

Ahh thats wonderful, I have taken hundreds of heron shots and have
NEVER even seen heron chicks, they are gorgeous, well done. Never imagined
they would nest in trees either, must be a hoot when they are fledging :lol:

[animal]

April 20, 2011 at 10:58 pm

Thanks , i was so amazed to see these guys . The Adults werre hovering by the trees so i dicided to sit and wait to see what the fuss was about and i was rewarded with this shot about an hour later.

[miki g]

April 21, 2011 at 7:18 am

Great discovery & nicely shot. Well done

[Padraig]

April 21, 2011 at 10:40 am

Hard one to get, animal. Were they high up?

[animal]

April 21, 2011 at 10:42 am

yep i had to stand on a bench to try and see over the top of the nest but it was all worth it lol.

[Mikka]

April 21, 2011 at 8:56 pm

Great shot, you were definitely lucky to get to see them. I tried for ages lately to get shots of a nest but they were too high up in the trees.
It is hard to imagine what we see as “Water Birds” with nests 30 – 40 feet up in high trees but there are quite a few near the Dog Pond in the Phoenix Park. I have even watched them fighting with Jackdaws recently when gathering materials for the nest……./Mikka

[Noely F]

April 21, 2011 at 9:44 pm

Brilliant! Word of advice…do not ever stand under a herons nest….they will vomit on anything they see as a potential threat :D

[animal]

April 21, 2011 at 11:23 pm

Thanks for that tip lol will stand well clear next time .