The juvenile little blue heron above was testing out his wings. He was a little wobbly as he moved from branch to branch and he was flapping hard. I don’t think he was quite ready to take off yet but soon. I like the way you can see his bones in his wings. He’s still got some pin feathers underneath there.
The ones above are still too young to be off moving around yet. They must have been the last ones born later this spring.
There was still a tiny one. A very late tricolored heron baby with his parent were on the other side of the alligator exhibit at Lowry Park Zoo. Another great wild baby bird season is coming to a close at the zoo.
These are brilliant images but no 5 takes the biscuit! its eyes re bursting out of its head.
From one Dina to another…these are amazing! His expression in that closeup is precious.
Beautiful baby birds and a great series of photos.
I would never have guessed that this was a baby blue heron – I had no idea they would be white!
These are marvelous photos.
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I love all of these photos! Bird watching is one of my favorite past times. And enclosed alligator habitats are such a great place to do it, lol!
Love the baby fuzz on his head. These close ups are fabulous.
The babies are so cute, the whole series is really amazing. This series is some of the best work I’ve seen from you.
Beautiful images of Heron chicks.
Beautiful birds. I love the close up of the head and the baby bird shots.
Nice, downy babies!
Fantastic photos! Love the Fuzzy Head!
Such gorgeous photos! Love these sweet young ones!