Baby night herons at Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary

Fairly young night heron peeking down at me from high up in trees. His sibling underneath him did not look too happy.

 Two baby night herons waiting for mom to burp up some food. It’s so funny how different the babies look from the parent. Most people think they are two different birds. These two have to be at least a month old.

This baby was giving me that “What do you want?” look. Their eyes start off orange and then turn bright red at some point.

This is a juvenile night heron, probably born late last summer. I rarely see them turning from brown to gray. Most likely, he was born here and will hang around and have his kids here as well.

One of the things I love about the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary, other than the fact that they save injured birds, is all of the wild night herons that nest in the trees there. I’m sure the sanctuary doesn’t love it though they don’t seem to do anything to discourage it. These birds cover the trees and poop everywhere. The babies are loud and make that constant honking noise. You really have to watch were you stand as you walk along the paths there. You could easily get pooped on. Yes, it happened to me last year. Luckily it was cold that day and I had my rain slicker on which I washed in the washer. My lens got a little of it and I had to run to the bathroom there and wash it off. Now I really pay attention. But the babies are sooo cute! And it’s fun to watch the busy parents adding sticks to the nests and feeding the babies.