Sentences with phrase «blue herons»

The warm, shallow waters make for a perfect nesting and hunting habitat for many birds, and sightings of blue herons are common.

To get a good look at the possibilities that await, a small grassy knoll at Grice Bay provides a stunning, seascape view that is often dotted with Eagles and Great Blue Herons as they pass by.

• Wander the Woods - In Umstead State Park, you'll find miles of trails to hike or bike, and plenty of shady spots to stick your feet in the water while looking for blue herons; everything you need for a perfect day in the woods, without ever leaving the city.

Changes in the daily schedules of tidal flooding affected smaller, daylight - dependent Little Blue Herons more than Great White Herons, which have longer legs and forage at night when necessary.

During our many visits to Stanley Park in the years we've lived in Vancouver, we've fed robins and songbirds from our hands, marveled at huge pink and purple blooms in the beautiful rhodo garden, spied great blue herons nesting in trees, watched the antics of octupuses and beluga whales in the Vancouver Aquarium, laughed at curious raccoons and sprightly squirrels crossing the walking paths, and lost track of time gazing at Canada geese watching over their goslings by Lost Lagoon.

You may spot desert big horn sheep, osprey and great blue heron in their natural setting.

First, the bite - sized reptiles face the daunting crawl from their hatching sites to the surf; many are picked off by crabs and great blue herons along the way.

An egret and great blue heron rookery open during nesting season, mid-March through early July.

These two cayes are great places to spot blue herons, roseate spoonbills, greatfrigate birds, reddish egrets and other coastal zone birds.

A lone, great blue heron held his station on the point, undisturbed by our arrival.

I love blue herons and this one stayed awhile, walking around in the water.

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See nesting shorebirds at Newburyport's Plum Island or view blue herons along the Charles River in Natick.

«Before we ever knew that the property including what would become the Tracy Brook Wildlife Sanctuary was available for purchase, my wife and I would take our guests to see the large number of great blue herons feeding their babies in the nests in the middle of the wetlands,» Rich Levy recalled.

The canal is a manatee - free zone, but as we veer into Mosquito Lagoon, where blue herons stalk fish in the shallows and black - headed gulls shriek overhead, I wonder if we will spot one of the elusive sea cows.

A month later, they took care of a three - and - a-half-foot blue heron that suffered a broken wing.

Wherever you go the bird viewing is simply amazing, with blue heron, snowy egrets, hawks, eagles and a prodigious variety of ducks quickly becoming commonplace sights.

An observation tower grants birdwatchers the opportunity to see blue herons, green herons, cattle egrets, snowy egrets, Caribbean coots, brown pelicans, Neotropic cormorants, numerous duck species, and much more.

At Orca Dreams you have only to peek outside your tent for something to catch your eye — a soaring blue heron, a breaching whale, the fluke of a humpback.

Wildlife in the Sarapiqui River has many animal that are varied from howler monkeys, white - faced, colorful iguanas, caimans, sloths, and many birds like blue herons, toucans, hummingbirds.

If you are up for a trip in the surrounding area, consider reaching Viareggio, which offers beautiful beaches where you and your partner can relax and unwind; and if you're looking for something truly out of the ordinary consider taking a trip to the nearby Lake Vagli, home to incredible landscapes and an abundance of stunning blue herons.

On his list he has «bunny rabbit outside of Heathrow Airport», «bear on our Monrovia hike» and some everyday neighborhood sightings like «blue heron at Griffith Park».

This being California, expect blue herons rather than pigeons.

At my alma mater there were a couple of resident blue herons that you could spot around campus from time to time.

Reaching notable heights of up to 4.5 feet and boasting wingspans nearly 7 feet in width, the great blue heron demands attention — the flashy flying - at - 30mph bit doesn't hurt either.

A great blue heron waits for prey along the shore.

Blue Herons!!!

My family of four just left blue heron and we're already planning another stay.

While the great majority nest north of us, groups of great egrets, snowy egrets, cattle egrets, green herons, little blue herons and tricoloured herons are permanent residents here, nesting on the smaller cayes such as Cayo Rosario, Cayo Pajaros (Birds Caye), Deer Caye and Cayo Cangrejo.

Memorial Day weekend offers the Freedom Balloon Fest, a «beach» party at New Hope Valley Railroad, a big - band salute to Broadway and hikes to a great blue heron nesting site.

The sanctuary is home to a great blue heron rookery, and bald eagles have been known to nest there, as the once - endangered national symbol continues its inspiring rebound.

Blue Herons hold a special meaning for me.

my mom was a huge fan of blue herons.

In 1989, there were only 24 great blue heron nests.

Things: simply lasting, then failing to last: water, a blue heron's eye, and the light passing between them: into light all things must fall, glad at last to have fallen.

In addition to the usual shore birds, we are treated to masses of egrets, blue herons «(both large and small), storks, cormorants, terns, and a number of birds whose names we don't yet know.

Take an Eyes of the Wild pontoon boat tour or join the Heron Days boat tours this spring (usually April or May), where the local Audubon Society points out Great Blue Herons and other amazing avians.

The picture of them lingers in his mind — two ladies standing stiff and gaunt - legged as blue herons, shrilling with glee as they slide to shore — and it has confounded Keki ever since that hundreds of thousands of tourists never try the sport.

I loved the juxtaposition of the Blue Herons and sounds of the riverbank with the subway rumbling overhead.

The beauty of birds singing, the lake glistening, the warmth of the sun, the rare eagle overhead, the return of the blue herons.

The beaver lodge is huge, water surrounds a stand of dead trees, and the trees are topped with the stick nests built by a colony of great blue herons.

«When I was touring the paths at the beginning of the summer, I discovered a lake hidden in the back of one neighborhood and spotted a blue heron, swooping down and fishing.»

From the ruby - throated hummingbird to the monk parakeet and the great blue heron, this book features 31 realistic illustrations of songbirds, game birds, waterfowl, and many others.

As for the blue heron, well, he looks to me like he's been caught in the act of exposing himself.

Biologists estimate more than 100,000 dead birds — including bald eagles, great blue herons, ducks, loons, terns and plovers — have piled up on Great Lakes beaches since the botulism outbreaks turned rampant in 1999.

This juvenile great blue heron (Ardea herodias), photographed in San Carlos Bay, Florida, has an itch.