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27-MAY-2016 Breezanemom

New Life - Great Blue
by Breezanemom

Viera Wetlands

I was out at Viera Wetlands this morning and saw these two Great Blue Herons.
I am 90% sure that the one on the right is a "baby" / juvenile.
The bigger one would pick up a small stick, then the smaller one would take the other end of the stick.
The larger one would drop their end, then after a second or so the smaller one would drop their end.
This went on for about 5 minutes, until a flock of vultures appeared overhead.
They both stopped to watch the vultures and then went back to their stick.

Nikon COOLPIX P900
1/500s f/6.5 at 357.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Dale Palmer 30-May-2016 17:08
Excellent image of father and son. I saw a similar training session last year where dad was showing his son how to keep women happy... provide materials for the nest! If momma ain't happy, no one is happy. LOL
Liz Bickel28-May-2016 01:10
Super capture, Lisa!!! The mirrored poses & expression between parent and child is perfect!
Laura Milholland27-May-2016 23:13
I love how the littler one is mimicking the older one. Very nicely shot, Lisa! You're getting such marvelous wildlife shots with your P900!
momad3004427-May-2016 20:49
Super dooper! What a cutie that little guy is. V
Juliette27-May-2016 16:36
awesome capture; a delightful moment V
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