[Tweeters] Great Blue Herons defending their feeding grounds

[Diane Yorgason-Quinn]

Loved it with the music. Interestingly, I photographed 2 herons doing something similar at Theler Wetlands in Belfair, but it was in winter (January), so maybe not the same reasons on the herons' parts.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/76552838@N03/50885210943/in/photolist-2hAndaK-2hMjKYW-2hXS1v3-2hXT5tY-2hYBNcH-2hYCLHQ-2i61N2s-2i65iG2-2ijaREd-2itqDad-2itqWXx-2iyJTxg-2iyMig7-2kwy1pa-2kMeEVW-2kZFMS6-2mrRbwT-2mrUnZJ-2nsU1mJ-2nsUtPp-2htBfAs-2htEULZ-2hAiNtz-2hAmqrf-2hAnyZ6-2hieaBy-2hieoQn-PvyvPn-PMT8VZ-PMT9pp-Rdi444-2caHsHf-2cs6ngd-2cLFxU2-2cLFA7t-2d4wKfU-2dijfJL-2e7MKgF-2fWeTHV-2gJTfx5-2h7DyYM-2h7Fh5q-2heZ8ym-2heZ9n5-2hf2J9y-2hpNAdA-2hpPkHr-2hpRTda-2htB4Nk-2htB4Wb

Diane Yorgason-Quinn
Wauna, WA
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Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Great Blue Herons defending their feeding grounds

I saw this type of display a few years ago at Golden Gardens and wondered why the two herons were doing it. It really is something to see. Love the music with your video.

Zora Dermer
Seattle

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On Sep 12, 2023, at 11:54 AM, Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson at comcast.net> wrote:


Nancy, that is just wonderful; thanks for the music. In all the years I've been watching Great Blues, I've never seen that either. I have seen a lot of overt aggression instead of that beautiful display.

Dennis Paulson
Seattle
On 09/12/2023 11:35 AM PDT Nancy Morrison <weedsrus1 at gmail.com> wrote:


I was in the Sammamish River Slough recently when I witnessed two Great Blue Herons doing this wonderful slow motion dance. I have since learned that this is how they defend their feeding grounds. In all my years of watching GBH, I had never seen this display before. My apologies, but I could not avoid the temptation to put it to music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tii_We-3izs

Nancy Morrison

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