Tricolored Heron Adult Feeding Three Chicks

Tricolored Heron Chicks Being Fed

I missed the adult’s arrival back at the nest but this trio of Tricolored Heron chicks was quick to prompt the parent to produce food.

Tricolored Heron Adult Feeding Three Chicks
Tricolored Heron Adult Feeding Three Chicks

Like many of the herons the parents regurgitate what they have caught to feed their offspring.

Tricolored Heron Adult Feeding Three Chicks
Tricolored Heron Adult Feeding Three Chicks

The biting/snapping/pulling of the chicks seems to have some stimulating action on the process. No worries, no images of the actual food here today.

Tricolored Heron Adult Feeding Three Chicks
Tricolored Heron Adult Feeding Three Chicks

The squawking may just be for show, and always seems to state I Want More!

Tricolored Heron Adult Feeding Three Chicks
Tricolored Heron Adult Feeding Three Chicks

When the delivery is over the adult quickly gets out of reach. It’s a wonder any of them come out of this with their eyes intact.

Tricolored Heron Adult Feeding Three Chicks
ThreeTricolored Heron Chicks – Dinner is Over

St. Augustine Alligator Farm, Florida
April 29, 2021

5 thoughts on “Tricolored Heron Chicks Being Fed”

    1. Thanks, Rebecca! Those chicks are all aggressive action to get any share of the food. I think the parents get worn down well before they can feed themselves.

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