The Blue Haron wasnt a charter member

tamrock · May 30, 2016

The Blue Haron wasn't a charter member

I guess this Haron wasn't a club member at the mud hole. The red wing blackbirds kept flying by and pecking him on the head and he finally had enough and flew away to the dry area of the mud hole.

worldtalker · May 30, 2016

That second shot is pretty cool,that Red Wing looks like a UFO. :laughing7:

GOD Bless

Chris

fistfulladirt · May 30, 2016

Nice shot! Some folks that own ponds call those Herons target practice - about all they're good for -

worldtalker · May 30, 2016

fistfulladirt said:
Nice shot! Some folks that own ponds call those Herons target practice - about all they're good for -

They do fish rather well :laughing7:

tamrock · May 30, 2016

And eat baby birds also.

worldtalker · May 30, 2016

tamrock said:
And eat baby birds also.

Hey,laws of nature going on here.

Old Dude · May 30, 2016

I have to agree with WT...God created nature to be as it is. We think it is a shame to see little animals die, but maybe they were sick or not strong. Who knows why it happens, but it does. That said, awesome pics sir! Those pesky blackbirds are very territorial.

austin · May 30, 2016

Poor baby's just trying to eat. Bird should be ashamed...

Oregon Viking · May 30, 2016

If I was Mr. Blackbird, I would be careful of Mr. Heron's beak!

BearCreek · May 30, 2016

Bless it's heart! We have one who visits our pond and creeks each summer. I was walking back from having my morning coffee at the creek and must have disturbed it from fishing in the creek. They have a huge wing span!

fistfulladirt · May 30, 2016

Great Blue Herons are majestic looking birds, but they will decimate a small pond over a summer, eating every frog, baby bunny, and fish until there are no living things left. If a person had thousands of dollars invested in fish and pond management as I do, then have to watch those buggers gulp the fish down one by one you might not care to have them around. Short of containing the pond in a bubble, nothing works trying to keep those big yellow beaks out. I dislike them with a passion, wouldn't feel bad eliminating them with a bullet, but I won't do it, no point because the replacements will keep coming either way, non-stop, one by one, regardless.

tamrock · May 31, 2016

fistfulladirt said:
Great Blue Herons are majestic looking birds, but they will decimate a small pond over a summer, eating every frog, baby bunny, and fish until there are no living things left. If a person had thousands of dollars invested in fish and pond management as I do, then have to watch those buggers gulp the fish down one by one you might not care to have them around. Short of containing the pond in a bubble, nothing works trying to keep those big yellow beaks out. I dislike them with a passion, wouldn't feel bad eliminating them with a bullet, but I won't do it, no point because the replacements will keep coming either way, non-stop, one by one, regardless.

Interesting, I've kind of looked at them as the T-Rex of the wetlands myself. Just about every available male and female red-wing was taking their shots at him. One male red wing even landed for a moment on the Herons back and it looked like he pulled a few feathers out of the monster. This little water hole goes through a temporary cycle and never supports any fish. First the runoff snow melts filling it up and you first hear the millions of frogs, then the ducks and other wetland birds hang around as the rains keep it slowly filled up, but by next month when the rains and natural spring quit, it drys up very quickly. I don't think your bullets will solve your Heron problem as they did on the wolves and grizzlies out here in the west. I'm pretty sure you just won't get enough folks to go along with that plan these days.