Homes for single family Herons in the Sweetwater Wetlands Park.
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"Male Great Blue Herons collect much of the nest material, gathering sticks from the ground and nearby shrubs and trees, and from unguarded and abandoned nests, and presenting them to the female. She weaves a platform and a saucer-shaped nest cup, lining it with pine needles, moss, reeds, dry grass, mangrove leaves, or small twigs. Nest building can take from 3 days up to 2 weeks; the finished nest can range from a simple platform measuring 20 inches across to more elaborate structures used over multiple years, reaching 4 feet across and nearly 3.5 feet deep. Ground-nesting herons use vegetation such as salt grass to form the nest." -allaboutbirds.org
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The brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice so I am able to shoot in the safety of my back yard.
1st time shooting Henry Big Boy X 357mag with all my Ranger Point Precision add ons. This is definitely my favorite gun now.😁
Just a few days ago they were only 2 boxes high and look at them now. Busy little bees.😄
This is a little sunrise shot I took of my backyard and lean-to barn. I am an amature photographer mainly of birds and wildlife. I am here to share my photography and I hope you join me in my adventure.
Red Shouldered Hawk chicks on the Gainesville-Hawthorne trail. I could hear a hawk call while walking the trail and how surprised I was when I it coming from these lil babies.
