Category: Green Heron
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Herons in Trees: Watching and Waiting at High Tide
Many of my favorite heron sightings these past few weeks have occurred at high tide. While it’s more common to spot herons wading through the waters during times of low tide, abundant fish during the late summer keep the herons nearby. They watch and wait, frequently grooming their feathers. Look for them in trees or…
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A Green Heron Joins the Other Dinosaurs, and the Pursuit of the Big Picture
A lively Green Heron has been drawing attention this summer at the Salt Marsh in Inwood Hill Park. While not uncommon for late summer, this member of the heron family stands out among the Great Egrets, Great Blue Herons, and Black-crowned Night Herons. For one, the Green Heron is of slighter skeletal build compared to…
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Fall Birding Falls Into Place: Notable Birds of Inwood During Mid-October
The last two weeks brought some volatile weather, including a big Nor’easter and high wind events, to the Salt Marsh and to the forest of Inwood Hill Park. The pace of fall migration sped up and then died down. Sometimes, on an average morning, there were many birds, and on other days, nothing much to…
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Fish Friday in the Fog
Most every creature caught something to eat at the Salt Marsh in Inwood Hill Park on the morning of Friday, October 6, 2023. Conditions were foggy. An Osprey was there, and also the resident Great Egret and a Great Blue Heron. The Mallards were out in force along with a gallery of gulls. A Herring…
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