Cuteness Overload 😉

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After a 3-4 week incubation period, the Great Egret eggs hatch – they look a lot like Muppets at the age of one week! 😅

Protective mom (or dad) stands nearby to keep watch and care for the hatchlings. “Both parents feed young, by regurgitation (see youngster chowing down in the photo below). …

… Young may clamber out of nest at 3 weeks, able to fly at 6-7 weeks.” (Audubon Field Guide-Great Egret)

It’s hard to imagine this tiny little nestling (see him above in the bottom right corner?!) will be out of the nest and flying on his own a few weeks from now!

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  12. In the realm where Great Egrets soar, a tale unfolds, so much in store, Upon a journey, none can ignore, within this blog, there’s lore galore. 🌟

    Three to four weeks, a wait so grand, eggs hatch on cue, as nature planned,

    Behold! A sight, quite off the land, like Muppets young, so soft and tanned. 😅

    A guardian stance, both mom and dad, a vigilant watch, both glad and sad, With love, they feed, a gourmet fad, by regurgitation, not at all bad! 🐣

    Out of the nest, at three weeks’ peak, these fledglings start an adventure seek, By six or seven, their wings not meek, they soar the skies, no longer weak. 🕊️

    Imagine this, a nestling small, in the corner, barely tall, Yet dreams of flight, he’ll heed the call, to spread his wings, and conquer all. 🌈

    This saga of growth, from egg to flight, under the watchful stars so bright, A birder’s tale, filled with delight, where egrets soar, into the night. 🌌

    So here we toast, to journeys made, in feathers, beaks, and shade parade, For every nestling, unafraid, to fly the skies, in sun cascade. 🥂

    Let’s raise our glasses, cheer in rhyme, for every bird, through space and time, In this blog’s journey, so sublime, a story told, in verse and chime. 📜

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  13. Oh my gosh this WAS cuteness overload! Really great to see the hatchling, BJ, in different positions and extra cute to see it in the final photo. So little and bewildered and new to life. Wonderful post, thank you.

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