December 31, 2008

Photos - GREY HERON

please note: when new pics are added, the newest is at the top - so this 'story' of the Valentines Park nest is in reverse!!!
Valentines Park nest The first Grey Herons to nest in the borough in over 100 year! (raising 3 chicks)
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2 of the chicks out and about, 27th June 2010 (MCondon)



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Pics by Gillian Ware











































FledgedChick - moves out onto a Coot nest! (June 12th 2010)





















June 10th - 1 chick still 'around' but vacated the nest, the other 2 still on the nest ...
(Pics by Gillian Ware)










1 fledged young with a parent testing out the water
lol @ testing out the water!











becoming self-sufficient























1 parent with the remaining 2 in the nest











June 7th - 1 chick leaves the nest
























Stepping out of the nest (early june)












testing them wings..











look at me guys.... im out of the nest!




































sibling rivalry - your out! and your not coming back!















































The Valentines Park Chicks - Emerging From the Nest, and taking first 'flight'












G Ware, 6th June















































































The Grey Heron Chicks emerge from the nest - and work their way along the branch... testing out their wings (GWare) (Valentines Park, June 3rd 2010)






























































































































The Grey Heron family in Valentines Park (May 2010) - the first breeding Grey Herons in the borough for over 100 years.












(pic by Ian Cranston)























following 2 pics by Alex Blackman






















(nexy 8 pics by Gillian Ware)
















































































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