Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Blue Herons and other birds

We were in Mexico this past week.
These tall trees are real close to our cabin.
The Blue Herons are just starting to nest in them.
They seems to like them and return every year. By the end of March there will be about 40 birds nesting on these poor trees.
A blue heron is a large bird. Its wing span is about 5-6 feet. He weighs about 5-8 pounds. Stands about 3 feet tall. He eats mainly fish.
Their nests are made of mainly sticks.

What beautiful birds.

Some other birds we found on the beach for Jakey to chase.

5 comments:

Brenda said...

Fun times! Beautiful Birds!

The Snow Queen said...

That first picture is really great mom!

Adele Austin said...

Wish we could have been with you. doesn't seem a whole year has gone by since we had that neat experience together! Don't forget about us for another time.!

catherine said...

i want to go!
mom you need to change the background on your blog...

Margene said...

I know, maybe this week I will do it.