Great Blue Heron Nestlings: Eggs in the Nest Episode 5

Описание: Exciting new episodef the 2025 Great Blue Heron Breeding Season. The rookery is in phase 3 of the breeding season: Egg Laying and Incubation. This part of the season lasts up to 29 days which is how long it takes for eggs to hatch once they've been laid. Great Blue Herons lay an average of 3-5 eggs per clutch and one clutch per season. Both parents take turns incubating the eggs. It was really surprising to me to see a few of the couples mating with eggs in the nest. I had not seen this last year at all. I will research why this is or if this has been documented before. It would seem once they start laying eggs instinctively they would know they don't need to mate anymore. The most exciting was seeing a nest with 5 eggs in it. The only sad part is from what I witnessed last season usually only 3 - 4 herons make it to the fledgling stage. It would be great if we could see all 5 of these eggs hatching and making it to the fledgling stage! There is also an entire new section of herons that just arrived a couple days ago so are just in phase one of choosing a mate, which includes the courtship and mating, then the nest building, followed by eggs in the nest! I hope you enjoy this episode and will sub my channel for further episodes. There is so much more to come this season!