Mid-June was nesting season for our smallest heron, and Joanna Taylor snapped a photo near her pond, showing little green herons with their pointy beaks poking over the nest’s edge.
On the same day, Jim Guse took a similar photo of a green heron nest, but also took a picture of the parent birds as they kept vigil. The adults’ tell-tale orange legs are visible in his photo.
Backyard and beyond: The sights of summer
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