Apparently, Great Horned Owls are predators of herons (and hawks, too!). There have been two nighttime owl attacks so far, and both times the dad has fought it off valiantly. I would be afraid of a heron after hearing how it sounds when fighting! So far, four of the five eggs have hatched. They are cute fuzzy things, much longer and skinnier than the hawks, and they have such funny tufts of down on their heads! Looks like a really bad hair day. :)
Today dad fed them while we were eating lunch and watching. It was fascinating to watch the dad cough up entire fish for them! And they seem to like fish quite well!
When the dad id getting ready to sit back down and cover them up (really, he is squatting), he shuffles around, shifting his weight from one foot to another until he is ready to go down. The funny thing is, he keeps stepping on the babies or knocking them over as he does so, and they look quite comical wiggling around on their backs trying to right themselves.
Lunch time!
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