These birds are a mystery to me, seems that they are always stressed, in community with others.
Not only in these times of couple finding, pairing and breed times.
The big advantage of a large breeding colony has a high price for them.
Thanks for the videos and reports Mutikluti
Re: Heron Webcam Forum 2018
Posted: April 8th, 2018, 12:51 pm
by Mutikluti
12.29
Re: Heron Webcam Forum 2018
Posted: April 8th, 2018, 1:30 pm
by Mutikluti
13.23
Who will pay the alimony?
Re: Heron Webcam Forum 2018
Posted: April 8th, 2018, 1:51 pm
by Mutikluti
13.47
The quard...
Re: Heron Webcam Forum 2018
Posted: April 8th, 2018, 2:14 pm
by Mutikluti
14.07
Re: Heron Webcam Forum 2018
Posted: April 8th, 2018, 2:22 pm
by Mutikluti
14.17
Head itches...
Re: Heron Webcam Forum 2018
Posted: April 8th, 2018, 11:19 pm
by aquiline
Hello everybody and thank you for a new Heron Webcam season It was fun watching all these families and their behaviour. I wonder whether there will be another little brave Frederick.
Do herons come back to their place of birth or must they search another colony?
Re: Heron Webcam Forum 2018
Posted: April 9th, 2018, 10:39 am
by Biker
good question aquiline. Never thought about .
Fact is the very high mortality off the young ones. I suppose the surviving offspring stay in the colony.
Because of the location loyalty of Herons.
They return to their breeding places as long as the trees stand which they use.
I think the remaining few youngsters may stay in the community.
Re: Heron Webcam Forum 2018
Posted: April 10th, 2018, 10:24 am
by Mutikluti
April 10
Good morning!
Yesterday evening was summer in Estonia, today morning if I opened my eyes was all ground again white....
Some herons are building their nests, some have eggs, in one nest was yesterday four eggs....
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Re: Heron Webcam Forum 2018
Posted: April 10th, 2018, 6:42 pm
by Mutikluti
18.36
Re: Heron Webcam Forum 2018
Posted: April 11th, 2018, 11:10 am
by Mutikluti
April 11
Good morning!
10.59
The closest nest to our camera:
Re: Heron Webcam Forum 2018
Posted: April 12th, 2018, 8:38 am
by Mutikluti
April 12
Good morning!
It's Frederick's nest:
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Re: Heron Webcam Forum 2018
Posted: April 12th, 2018, 3:24 pm
by Biker
there was more excitement as usual (perhaps they heard/saw something they didn't like, me not: they were screaming too loud)
Re: Heron Webcam Forum 2018
Posted: April 12th, 2018, 5:10 pm
by Summi
Biker
I think you choose to watch the webcams and say no to spring.
"The same procedure as every year."
Re: Heron Webcam Forum 2018
Posted: April 12th, 2018, 6:42 pm
by Biker
hmm, ok, I have to accept that in the golden years not all is golden and i have to take more rests the older I get... so that I can enjoy too the summer, the autumn, etc. in the woods ...