GBH condo living
Apr 15, 2024 12:43:34 #
The main reason that I went to Farmington Bay last week was to check on the heron nesting at the Eccles Wildlife Education Center. Our local power company, Rocky Mountain Power, has installed nine long poles with platforms to allow the GBH a place to nest safe from land based predators. As you can see in #1, the pricy high-level spots have already been taken.
Mating and hatching are well under way as seen in #3.
Comments and suggestions are welcome.
Mating and hatching are well under way as seen in #3.
Comments and suggestions are welcome.
Apr 15, 2024 13:16:28 #
UTMike wrote:
The main reason that I went to Farmington Bay last week was to check on the heron nesting at the Eccles Wildlife Education Center. Our local power company, Rocky Mountain Power, has installed nine long poles with platforms to allow the GBH a place to nest safe from land based predators. As you can see in #1, the pricy high-level spots have already been taken.
Mating and hatching are well under way as seen in #3.
Comments and suggestions are welcome.
Mating and hatching are well under way as seen in #3.
Comments and suggestions are welcome.
Very informative set well photographed!
Apr 15, 2024 13:34:57 #
Apr 15, 2024 13:38:55 #
OMG, how cool is this?! Never seen a man-made condo community for great blue herons!
Apr 15, 2024 13:45:42 #
Apr 15, 2024 13:46:00 #
tradio wrote:
Nice shots. Is that called a rookery?
Thanks, that would be a rookery, just man made.
Apr 15, 2024 13:47:12 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
OMG, how cool is this?! Never seen a man-made condo community for great blue herons!
They take their bird refuge work seriously here. The bird population is decreasing and they are working to preserve them.
Apr 15, 2024 14:01:45 #
Apr 15, 2024 14:13:54 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Cool, soon you will be inundated with GBHs.
Thanks, Jack, that area usually is very popular with GBH. They hope that the population will increase.
Apr 15, 2024 14:56:16 #
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Apr 15, 2024 18:02:09 #
Flyerace wrote:
Great project from the power company.
We all appreciate it.
Apr 15, 2024 18:02:51 #
kpmac wrote:
What a great setup for that rookery. Nice set, Mike.
Thanks, Ken, it really helped when things were so dry and land based predators were making their way into the refuge,\.
Apr 15, 2024 18:32:02 #
Wow Mike. I think it's wonderful that your utility company to help construct this Rookery.
Great set
Great set
Apr 15, 2024 18:36:34 #
jdtonkinson wrote:
Wow Mike. I think it's wonderful that your utility company to help construct this Rookery.
Great set
Great set
Thanks, Jim, this refuge is popular.
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