{"id":14273,"date":"2014-04-08T17:28:22","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T22:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=14273"},"modified":"2014-04-08T17:28:22","modified_gmt":"2014-04-08T22:28:22","slug":"great-blue-heron-nest-building-at-southcoast-rookery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=14273","title":{"rendered":"Great Blue Heron Nest Building at SouthCoast Rookery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/x-wash-heron-nest-building-001-960.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14275\" title=\"x wash heron nest building 001 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/x-wash-heron-nest-building-001-480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/x-wash-heron-nest-building-001-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/x-wash-heron-nest-building-001-480-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>\u00c2\u00a0Great Blue Heron Male Bringing Material to Nest<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As the weather cleared on April 7th, the Turtle Journal team observed great blue heron pairs in the SouthCoast rookery repairing and reinforcing their nests for the coming season. \u00c2\u00a0These large birds sail through the air as if in slow motion as they gently alight on the tree&#8217;s highest and most fragile branches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/x-wash-heron-nest-building-005-960.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14277\" title=\"x wash heron nest building 005 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/x-wash-heron-nest-building-005-480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/x-wash-heron-nest-building-005-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/x-wash-heron-nest-building-005-480-300x275.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Male Great Blue Heron Returns to Nest<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The male heron gathers twigs and small branches from surrounding trees and passes these to the female for placement in the nest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/x-wash-heron-nest-building-008-960.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14279\" title=\"x wash heron nest building 008 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/x-wash-heron-nest-building-008-480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/x-wash-heron-nest-building-008-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/x-wash-heron-nest-building-008-480-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Great Blue Herons Reinforcing Nest<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In full mating plumage, these exquisite animals embody grace and beauty as they prepare the nest for eggs and chicks to come.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/x-wash-heron-nest-building-011-960.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14283\" title=\"x wash heron nest building 011 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/x-wash-heron-nest-building-011-480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/x-wash-heron-nest-building-011-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/x-wash-heron-nest-building-011-480-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Pair<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The great blue herons tiptoe through ritual on each return, as though reinforcing their bond as well as strengthening the nest itself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/x-wash-heron-nest-building-010-960.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14281\" title=\"x wash heron nest building 010 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/x-wash-heron-nest-building-010-480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/x-wash-heron-nest-building-010-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/x-wash-heron-nest-building-010-480-300x285.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Male Great Blue Heron Leaves for More Twigs<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the transfer complete, the male spreads his wings and seems to float from the nest as he glides to another nearby tree to gather more material to reinforce the nest for the ordeal ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00c2\u00a0Great Blue Heron Male Bringing Material to Nest As the weather cleared on April 7th, the Turtle Journal team observed great blue heron pairs in the SouthCoast rookery repairing and reinforcing their nests for the coming season. \u00c2\u00a0These large birds sail through the air as if in slow motion as they gently alight on the 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