Great Blue Herons photographed in and around the rookery located in Village Creek Drying Beds, Arlington, Texas. Observation Details County – Tarrant City – Arlington Date – Mar 2, 2013 Time of Day – Morning Temperature – Cold (less than 50°F/10°C) Weather – Clear Habitat – Water-Bog/Marsh/Swamp Type of Behavior – Various Gender – Uncertain
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There is always a lot of activity at a Great Blue Heron rookery. These photographs record just some of the action at the Village Creek Drying Beds rookery. Observation Details County – Tarrant City – Arlington Date – Feb 3, 2013 Time of Day – Midmorning Temperature – Cool (50-69°F/10-21°C) Weather – Clear Habitat -
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Great Blue Herons nesting at the Village Creek Drying Beds in Arlington, Texas. Observation Details County – Tarrant City – Arlington Date – Feb 23, 2013 Time of Day – Noon Temperature – Cool (50-69°F/10-21°C) Weather – Clear Habitat – Water-Bog/Marsh/Swamp Type of Behavior – Nesting Gender – Uncertain Maturity – Adult Observer – Chris
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There is a sizable Great Blue Heron rookery in the swampy area near the entrance to the Village Creek Drying Beds in Arlington, Texas. I visited the rookery on Sunday morning, but I was not there for the herons. It seems that Great Horned Owls sometimes take over heron nests and use them for their
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Many Great Blue Herons have been through the Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Hutchins, Texas. The birds come into the center injured or orphaned, and the staff diligently nurses them back to health. When fully recuperated, the rehabbed herons are released back into the wild. They are set free to once again make their way
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A Great Blue Heron, along with a collection of Mallards, on the day after Christmas snow storms blew through the North Texas area. Observation Details County – Denton City – Carrollton Date – Dec 26, 2012 Time of Day – Morning Temperature – Cold (less than 50°F/10°C) Weather – Clear Habitat – Recreation-Park Type of
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A Great Blue Heron photographed at the White Rock Lake spillway. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Dallas Date – Oct 20, 2012 Time of Day – Afternoon Temperature – Warm (70-89°F/21-32°C) Weather – Clear Habitat – Recreation-Park Type of Behavior – Hunting Gender – Uncertain Maturity – Adult Observer – Chris Jackson Main
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Trouble with a heron rookery in Fort Worth, Texas. See the News account below: WFFA.com – Fort Worth Residents Aim to Tell Egret Invasion ‘Bye Bye Birdie’
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A Great Blue Heron observed in Carrollton’s Nob Hill Greenbelt Park. Observation Details County – Denton City – Carrollton Date – Oct 16, 2011 Time of Day – Noon Temperature – Warm (70-89°F/21-32°C) Weather – Clear Habitat – Recreation-Park Type of Behavior – Roaming Gender – Uncertain Maturity – Adult Observer – Chris Jackson Main
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A Great Blue Heron observed flying over the Village Creek Drying Beds in Arlington, Texas. Observation Details County – Tarrant City – Arlington Date – Oct 7, 2012 Time of Day – Noon Temperature – Cool (50-69°F/10-21°C) Weather – Overcast Habitat – Recreation-Park Type of Behavior – Flying Gender – Uncertain Maturity – Adult Observer
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Lemmon Lake could not stand against the long hot Texas summer this year. The brutal heat completely evaporated this small lake in the Joppa Preserve over just a matter of weeks. Left behind was a long, barren mud flat that soon became crisscrossed with a menagerie-representing collection of animal tracks. Feral Hogs, Bobcats, Coyotes, Skunks,
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