GBH Courting and nesting.. I'm about to go and get a few more shots of these guys. I find them beautiful but pretty humorous too. I felt kind of sorry for the bird in the first...

TraceyG Loc: SW, Fl.

I'm about to go and get a few more shots of these guys. I find them beautiful but pretty humorous too.

I felt kind of sorry for the bird in the first picture. He was working diligently on building a nest but as soon as he dropped his stick and flew off, a neighboring Great Heron would steel it! I saw this happen over and over. Poor guy, he never did catch on.

Thanks for the stick...I think?

Results....

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Nice shots ! Looks like the Venice Rookery - were these taken recently ?? Thanks, .....Larry

TraceyG Loc: SW, Fl.

imagemeister wrote:

Nice shots ! Looks like the Venice Rookery - were these taken recently ?? Thanks, .....Larry

Yes they were taken at the Rookery. These are last years, but I'm planning on going back within the next week or two.

gregoryd45 Loc: Fakahatchee Strand

TraceyG wrote:

I'm about to go and get a few more shots of these guys. I find them beautiful but pretty humorous too.

I felt kind of sorry for the bird in the first picture. He was working diligently on building a nest but as soon as he dropped his stick and flew off, a neighboring Great Heron would steel it! I saw this happen over and over. Poor guy, he never did catch on.

Great shots TraceyG, love the detail and colors

angler Loc: StHelens England

Great set.

PhotoDan Loc: Los Angeles

Stunning shots. Thank you for sharing a bit of nature with us.

TraceyG Loc: SW, Fl.

gregoryd45 wrote:

TraceyG wrote:

I'm about to go and get a few more shots of these guys. I find them beautiful but pretty humorous too.

I felt kind of sorry for the bird in the first picture. He was working diligently on building a nest but as soon as he dropped his stick and flew off, a neighboring Great Heron would steel it! I saw this happen over and over. Poor guy, he never did catch on.

Great shots TraceyG, love the detail and colors

Thanks Gregory, much appreciated!

donrent Loc: Punta Gorda , Fl

Good series of shots.. Very good...

TraceyG Loc: SW, Fl.

Thanks Angler, Photodan and donrent....thanks for the compliments!

Beetlebug05 Loc: Scotland

TraceyG wrote:

I'm about to go and get a few more shots of these guys. I find them beautiful but pretty humorous too.

I felt kind of sorry for the bird in the first picture. He was working diligently on building a nest but as soon as he dropped his stick and flew off, a neighboring Great Heron would steel it! I saw this happen over and over. Poor guy, he never did catch on.

Nice set.....lovely ending :thumbup:
Jeanette

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

And life goes on...great series of photos of these beauties.

TraceyG Loc: SW, Fl.

Beetlebug05 wrote:

TraceyG wrote:

I'm about to go and get a few more shots of these guys. I find them beautiful but pretty humorous too.

I felt kind of sorry for the bird in the first picture. He was working diligently on building a nest but as soon as he dropped his stick and flew off, a neighboring Great Heron would steel it! I saw this happen over and over. Poor guy, he never did catch on.

Nice set.....lovely ending :thumbup:
Jeanette

Thanks Jeaneete!

TraceyG Loc: SW, Fl.

photophile wrote:

And life goes on...great series of photos of these beauties.

Yes it does, thanks photophile.

GregoryD Loc: Eden Valley MN

Nice shots, color and background look terrific. Can't wait to see some color besides our MN white background we have now. Post the new ones when you get them and hopefully the one who is getting robbed finds a partner to gaurd the sticks while he's out getting more.

rlaugh Loc: Michigan & Florida

Great shots...I need to get back there also!!