During a watering spell (for drought affected plants) from my pickup, I happened to be near the Boathouse and remembered Rob Jett's account of the baby Green Heron..So I went to look for it and found the tree easily. But first I saw the parent, then readjusted my view and saw the kid. It was definitely a cute looking fuzzball. I called my coworker over and we received a big surprise.
That surprise was a Red-Tailed Hawk that flew over and perched in an adjoining Oak tree, after a squirrel. Both herons, parent and kid straightened up stiffly , alarmed , watching the Red-tailed, harassed by a Robin. That situation kept the herons fully extended in body , even after the hawk flew off towards the Nethermead. Quite a moment watching that delightful scene.
On the lake, the usual Forster's Terns complement, 6 birds, three juveniles on the boat mooring apparatus, one more juvenile on a floating driftwood. They don't wanna go; fishing is too darn good on the lake.
---Kingsboider
Location: Prospect Park
Observation date: 8/12/10
Number of species: 4
Green Heron 2 boathouse
Red-tailed Hawk 1 boathouse
Laughing Gull 2 lake
Forster's Tern 6 lake
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