tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post1947778110232400936..comments2024-03-12T08:48:54.735-04:00Comments on Red and the Peanut: "Honey, I found the perfect stick for the nest!"Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-66080412718571627612009-03-26T08:29:00.000-04:002009-03-26T08:29:00.000-04:00I'm looking through all your heron photos. Now th...I'm looking through all your heron photos. Now that I have a rookery to watch, too, I'm learning from yours :-) Great photos! I love these of them bringing in the sticks. My rookery is pretty far from where I can take photos, so I haven't had any shots this good yet.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890796903959709429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-33236917940617233932009-03-15T23:53:00.000-04:002009-03-15T23:53:00.000-04:00Paphatog! Sounds like something out of Jabberwocky...Paphatog! Sounds like something out of Jabberwocky. As long as the leaves stay tight in their casings, I'll be able to take photos, but soon..... I can't wait to go back for more. And I'm looking forward to your Lake Hope photos too...Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-20940738778670803122009-03-15T21:25:00.000-04:002009-03-15T21:25:00.000-04:00Kelly, I'm so jealous of your photos. I can't eve...Kelly, I'm so jealous of your photos. I can't even crop my photos in close enough to make out much. We haven't kept up with our colony of herons at Lake Hope very well. Now that the time change has happened, we'll have time to go over after dinner, which we may try to do this week. In the meantime, I'll enjoy watching YOUR herons! <BR/><BR/>Oh, here's another weird word verification: "paphatog". What the...?!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15791185232391134319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-56081617007791366662009-03-12T16:04:00.000-04:002009-03-12T16:04:00.000-04:00Thanks, Nature Nut!! :-)Thanks, Nature Nut!! :-)Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-27090506553688030182009-03-11T11:55:00.000-04:002009-03-11T11:55:00.000-04:00Your post title and quotes are great. I'm enjoying...Your post title and quotes are great. I'm enjoying watching the nest building process.NW Nature Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274110274292106230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-22625197886418811902009-03-10T20:53:00.000-04:002009-03-10T20:53:00.000-04:00Modesto...Thank you! I visited your site...beautif...Modesto...Thank you! I visited your site...beautiful photos!<BR/><BR/>Steve...thanks! That would be wonderful if they would nest near you. You could keep track of their progress for us.<BR/><BR/>Early Birder...I thought the same thing. How on earth can these survive high winds and storms, but they do. They survived hurricane-strength winds last fall. Substock...ack! :-)<BR/><BR/>Shelley...thanks! Visiting them often has really been cool. It is like becoming part of the family!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-76173803627431426472009-03-10T20:02:00.000-04:002009-03-10T20:02:00.000-04:00How exciting to observe! The photos you captured o...How exciting to observe! The photos you captured of this is wonderful! I feel like I have a personal glimpse into their lives!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534904024320623895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-84386719145194811402009-03-10T16:23:00.000-04:002009-03-10T16:23:00.000-04:00Amazing to see how they arrange a pile of sticks i...Amazing to see how they arrange a pile of sticks in such precarious locations. <BR/>Word verification was "substock"! Your photos were FAB.FABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185823702988992159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-14730365476255093712009-03-10T16:14:00.000-04:002009-03-10T16:14:00.000-04:00Kelly, the photos are excellent, keep taking them....Kelly, the photos are excellent, keep taking them. We <I>may</I> have a pair of Grey Herons starting to nest in the park.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15777110280773085442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-562418980398187152009-03-10T13:22:00.000-04:002009-03-10T13:22:00.000-04:00Very good!!!Very good!!!Modesto Viegashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10383342443103414519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-82613929990338823042009-03-10T13:14:00.000-04:002009-03-10T13:14:00.000-04:00Jayne...I really enjoy watch their behavior. There...Jayne...I really enjoy watch their behavior. There is so much to learn.<BR/><BR/>Laure...you are so right. You see the rituals over and over....and they will continue on as long as the birds do....<BR/><BR/>Roy...yes, it was windy. I love what it was doing to their feathers...especially the one on top!<BR/><BR/>Enita....thank you! I wish I could spend all my time watching and photographing nature...wouldn't that be fun!!!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-85619299918327311472009-03-10T10:07:00.000-04:002009-03-10T10:07:00.000-04:00Kelly, they are beautiful, a joy to see, nature at...Kelly, they are beautiful, a joy to see, nature at its best and you got it.<BR/>Wonderful pics and very well done. Thanks for sharing them. Love. EnitaEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12185832485474181173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-709871103298333332009-03-10T09:36:00.000-04:002009-03-10T09:36:00.000-04:00It looks like it might have been windy, what with ...It looks like it might have been windy, what with their crests seeming to be blowing around. How lucky you are to have such an active heronry near you.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-56817920877392703552009-03-10T08:49:00.000-04:002009-03-10T08:49:00.000-04:00There is something comforting(?) about how this ri...There is something comforting(?) about how this ritual has gone on for hundreds of thousands of years and will continue to go on - the nest building, the courtship. <BR/><BR/>Just wonderful photos, and I agree with Kallen, they're not fuzzy. I am surprised at how sensitive they are though and am glad for your caution.Laure Ferlitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966163843633158039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-3311578119591816682009-03-10T06:39:00.000-04:002009-03-10T06:39:00.000-04:00Even with the distance, those photos are so wonder...Even with the distance, those photos are so wonderful Kelley! So fascinating to see them in courtship and nest building. :c)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-40040711548826971582009-03-09T22:27:00.000-04:002009-03-09T22:27:00.000-04:00Hi Kallan...I'm glad other people laugh over the w...Hi Kallan...I'm glad other people laugh over the word verification choices. I've had a few really strange ones... Thank you!!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-8393456138621071622009-03-09T22:16:00.000-04:002009-03-09T22:16:00.000-04:00Kelly, those photos are not fuzzy, they are FANTAS...Kelly, those photos are not fuzzy, they are FANTASTIC!! I have never seen birds building their nest before so this is a real treat. I love how he presents the stick to her for inspection!! So cute and the perfect post for me to end the evening with!<BR/><BR/>BTW: My word verification is refos in a bubble font! LOL!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05539583838978744802noreply@blogger.com