Our
Mascots
1998
Pictures & Notes |
6/17/98
7/1/98
8/11/98
10/6/98
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| This
is a photo of an adult (male?) Black Crowned Night Heron. We think that
our "Bullet" is a female black crowned night heron, as her color is still
drab. We may be wrong, and should see any change in coloration during
this years molt if it is a male. |
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6/17/98
Skiddy flares up his feathers in protest of the
company he's keeping! |
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| In the middle is Balsy, to the right, Bullet.
They started out this season chasing each other out of the yard.
Now (7/1/98), Bullet will tolerate Skiddy eating at the same time as he,
but only if he has his own cup of minnows, and Skiddy only gets fed a minnow
at a time. Otherwise, Bullet will hop off the edge of the trash can
to chase Skiddy off. |
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7/1/98
We are currently trying to make friends with an
adult Green Backed Heron. This is an absolutely beautiful bird! But,
he is very shy at the moment! We will add a picture if he hangs around
long enough for us to take one! |
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8/11/98
Does anyone have any info on black
crowned night herons? |
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| We have about 5 birds hanging around this year.
1 to 2 immature birds, one drab, and two adults, one with an 8" crest,
one with about a 4" crest. |
| Pictures below are one of the immature
birds, |
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| and the adult with the short crest. Overcast weather made
the shots dark, but this was the first chance I've had to get a picture
of the adults. |
| The adult (this is Bullet II molted
out finally, |
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I got a look at his left foot this morning) went up
on the roof when the young one came up from the dock.
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10/6/98
Fall has arrived, and the snowy egrets have migrated. |
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| The two younger night
herons are still hanging around. We dubbed the larger one JR, and
the smaller one, Baby. The shot of JR is from yesterday. |
Bullet II is also still hear, and this morning
I was able to snap a few shots with better light. |
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At this point, Bullet II is just being called Bullet, as we haven't seen the original bird for some time. |
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| I would assume this is just because the current Bullet has established this as his territory. |
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The darker photo
is Bullet fishing out of our bunker tank, |
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| very successfully, as he ate
about $4 worth before Russ chased him off and covered the tank again. |
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