Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Mr. and Mrs. First Heron are sitting on eggs!

I stopped by the rookery at noon today and again this evening about 7:15. In that brief time, Mr. and Mrs. First went from footloose and fancy free to the enormous responsibility of incubating eggs. 

Mr. and Mrs. First Heron at noon 
enjoying the view and the breeze!

...then again at 7:15, the eggs have been laid 
and the nesting has begun!

The perfect end to St. Patty's Day!

If you're just tuning in to this blog, you might want to go to the first entry in this series to find out more about these herons.
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13 comments:

  1. RoyMarch 17, 2009 at 11:27 PM

    Cool! Not too long, then, before the little fuzzballs begin to appear.

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  2. SnowbabiesMarch 18, 2009 at 3:02 AM

    Great news, looking forward to seeing the story unfold :-)

    Paul.

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  3. KimMarch 18, 2009 at 5:55 AM

    Wooo Hooo!! I can't wait to follow along and see their babys!

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  4. Phil and MandyMarch 18, 2009 at 5:55 AM

    Hi Kelly, You will have to keep us posted on the family expansion of Mr and Mrs Heron. Phil

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  5. JayneMarch 18, 2009 at 7:00 AM

    I still say that these photos are the coolest ever... good job Kelly!

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  6. Laure FerlitaMarch 18, 2009 at 7:20 AM

    How long on the incubation? Are we there yet?! LOL!

    Can't wait to see this unfold - thanks for sharing!

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  7. ChrisMarch 18, 2009 at 7:42 AM

    Magnificent.. it is too coll to be able to follow them through their life!!! huge responsibility to raise their chicks! I'm eager to see the first pictures of the chicks.

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  8. DebMarch 18, 2009 at 1:18 PM

    Wonderful photos! This is my first visit to your blog. I'll stop by again to see how Mr and Mrs Heron are doing :-)

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  9. Warren BakerMarch 18, 2009 at 3:31 PM

    Good luck to 'em, they will need it to beat all the elements!!

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  10. SteveMarch 18, 2009 at 4:44 PM

    Keep us posted on the new family Kelly. Great photos.

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  11. KellyMarch 18, 2009 at 8:49 PM

    Thanks, everyone. I keep hoping the babies hatch before the leaves blossom out. They are in Sycamore trees which leaf out much later than the other trees, so we might be in luck.

    Laure...they incubate the eggs for about a month. So I will be there a lot when the countdown is over! Thanks for dropping by Deb. I'll drop over to your blog to check it out!

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  12. MaryMarch 26, 2009 at 8:31 AM

    This is great! I love the one of her sitting and him guarding :-) I don't think I have ever seen a heron sit before.

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  13. KellyMarch 27, 2009 at 1:26 AM

    Hi Mary...I love that photo also. When eggs are there, they are sitting. They trade off also, so the male gets to incubate the eggs too!

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