HERON Volunteer View: Great Blue Herons Caught on Video
Photo by Deb DuttonJune is when nestlings appear in most great blue heron colonies in Maine. In Maine,
HERON Volunteer View: FOOD FIGHT
[caption id="attachment_662" align="alignleft" width="239" caption="An adult great blue heron arrives ready to feed its nestlings.
Heron Watchers Needed
[caption id="attachment_545" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="In April 2009 at this colony in downeast Maine, ice-out is not yet complete and the herons have yet to return.
Volunteers, Landowners, and the Public Help Make 2nd HERON Season a Success
[About the image above: This great blue heron was made by my father, Sam D'Auria, out of several different hardwoods, an art form called intarsia.] As 2010 draws to a close, I’d like to take a few moments to thank all those who have h
Sebasticook Valley Middle School Outdoors Club Adopts Great Blue Heron Colony
[caption id="attachment_463" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Logan Labree, Dalton McCaughlin and Rachel Bates measure and record the diameter of a great blue heron nest tree while Skip Walsh (in background) searches for another nest."]
Heron Trash Can Be a Researcher's Treasure
[caption id="attachment_380" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Remains found beneath heron nests.
Nestlings Abound
[caption id="attachment_344" align="alignleft" width="241" caption="Five nestlings, all around 4-5 weeks old."][/caption] [Be sure to click on a photo for a larger view.] Can you imagine raising 5 children in a 1-room apartment? For great blue herons, it’s not all that uncommon. In g
Snowbirds: Volunteers Follow (and Help) Our Herons and Egrets South
[caption id="attachment_198" align="alignleft" width="275" caption="Snowy egret at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge"][/caption] It’s now February, and winter has “set in” here in Maine for sure. Many of u
Summary of 2009 Aerial and Ground Efforts
[caption id="attachment_160" align="alignleft" width="120" caption="Two great blue heron nestlings await a food delivery.
Season's Greetings!
As we approach the end of 2009 and look forward to the new year ahead of us, I want to take the opportunity to thank the many volunteers, members of the public, biologists,
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