Mascot Pics 1998
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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. | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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! | ||
| 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, |  | |
| 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. | ||
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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. | ||
| 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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