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May 22, 2013

Female Great Blue Heron feeds nestlings, eats most herself

The nestlings at the Great Blue Heron nest in Sapsucker Woods are growing larger every day, thanks to the food delivered by their parents. In this highlight (sped up 5x), the female delivers a load of regurgitated fish to the nest, only to eat the majority herself! Though the video is sped up, the audio is un-synced at normal speed. 

May 19, 2013

Heron Egg #3 Hatches!

In the early morning of May 19, the third heron egg of 2013 appeared to hatch under cover of darkness. 

May 17, 2013

Heron Egg #2 Hatches!

A second young heron emerged this morning!  

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