This single Great Blue Heron chick has gotten a rough start in life and hasn’t seemed to be thriving as well as those in nearby nests. On my most recent pass by his nest he was up doing some wingersizing, which is a hopeful sign.
The adult wasn’t paying him any attention, which isn’t unusual, but without any siblings to interact with he’s got to poke at his parents once in awhile.
This nest is in the same tree as the multiple Great Egret nests. This fellow’s next challenge will be to fend off those chicks and their parents once they notice he is there. Last year the GBH chicks in this nest hatched much earlier than the Great Egret chicks so they had more of a size advantage. And there were two of them.
I hope he makes it.
Me, too, and hopefully I’ll be getting a photo of him flying soon.
He looks pretty hardy. I hope he makes it too.
He looks much better now that he can stand and hopefully his parents will continue to supply enough food until he can fly.
Sending him good vibes to grow stronger! 🙂
We went back late yesterday afternoon and he’s holding his own.