{"id":15281,"date":"2014-05-27T12:46:12","date_gmt":"2014-05-27T17:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=15281"},"modified":"2014-05-27T12:46:12","modified_gmt":"2014-05-27T17:46:12","slug":"herons-reinforcing-nest-for-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=15281","title":{"rendered":"Herons Reinforcing Nest for Babies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xpost-gbh-baby-pix-001-1485.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15284\" title=\"xpost gbh baby pix 001 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xpost-gbh-baby-pix-001-480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xpost-gbh-baby-pix-001-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xpost-gbh-baby-pix-001-480-292x300.jpg 292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Male Great Blue Heron Brings Twig to Mom and Babies\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With chicks the size of Baby Huey stumbling around a flimsy treetop aerie, great blue heron parents spent the weekend reinforcing the nest. \u00c2\u00a0Each time dad returned to the nest with a new twig to add to the nest, mom greeted him lovingly, and the kids were simply amused by all the action. \u00c2\u00a0The chicks hatched on May 14; for details, see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=15099\" target=\"_blank\">We Have Great Blue Heron Babies!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xpost-gbh-nest-reinforcement-024-960.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15292\" title=\"xpost gbh nest reinforcement 024 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xpost-gbh-nest-reinforcement-024-480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xpost-gbh-nest-reinforcement-024-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xpost-gbh-nest-reinforcement-024-480-278x300.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Male Great Blue Heron Departs for More Twigs<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As though by magic, once the twig was passed to mom, dad lifted his wings and rose into the air.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/x-post-gbh-nest-reinforcement-015-960.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15282\" title=\"x post gbh nest reinforcement 015 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/x-post-gbh-nest-reinforcement-015-480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/x-post-gbh-nest-reinforcement-015-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/x-post-gbh-nest-reinforcement-015-480-168x300.jpg 168w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Male Great Blue Heron Scavenges Material from Deserted Nest<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He glided silently to a nearby tree with an abandoned nest that he scavenged for building material.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xpost-gbh-nest-reinforcement-001-960.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15290\" title=\"xpost gbh nest reinforcement 001 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xpost-gbh-nest-reinforcement-001-480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xpost-gbh-nest-reinforcement-001-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xpost-gbh-nest-reinforcement-001-480-300x274.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 Hero Returns to Nest<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On a breeze and a thermal, dad floated back to his nest with another twig.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xpost-gbh-baby-pix-twosome-004-960.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15288\" title=\"xpost gbh baby pix twosome 004 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xpost-gbh-baby-pix-twosome-004-480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xpost-gbh-baby-pix-twosome-004-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xpost-gbh-baby-pix-twosome-004-480-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Great Blue Heron Nest Getting a Bit Crowded<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As mom and dad worked away, the kids settled down in the comfort of the swaying bough.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xpost-gbh-baby-pix-twosome-002-960.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15286\" title=\"xpost gbh baby pix twosome 002 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xpost-gbh-baby-pix-twosome-002-480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xpost-gbh-baby-pix-twosome-002-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xpost-gbh-baby-pix-twosome-002-480-196x300.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Momma Great Blue Heron and the Twins<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The parents continued all weekend, twig after twig, until the nest became sturdy enough to support their growing family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Male Great Blue Heron Brings Twig to Mom and Babies\u00c2\u00a0 With chicks the size of Baby Huey stumbling around a flimsy treetop aerie, great blue heron parents spent the weekend reinforcing the nest. \u00c2\u00a0Each time dad returned to the nest with a new twig to add to the nest, mom greeted him lovingly, and the 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