Bookwyrme's Lair

There seem to be several nests in Bolsa Chica all full of busy, hungry blue herons.

Half the time, I can't even tell he's around, but every now and again, he'll come out and pose. This is the baby, straggly-fea...

These didn't seem to me to be flying lessons so much as "These are how you use your wings" lessons. A preparation for fligh...

The birds were very quiet when I got there, not a peep out of any of them. I thought I wasn't going to get to see them at all until...

This tree, right in the middle of the street, has four nests in it. It's difficult to get a good look at it, but I'm sure at lea...

I was walking down the street near our church when I heard a familiar, insistent "Kek-kek-KEK." Sure enough, there was a nest i...

I finally caught the baby blue heron in his nest! That's him, peeking up through the leaves there. I was hoping to record a bit of...

Looks like there will be blue heron babies in Bolsa Chica's future.