Standing Watch in Library Park Traditional Cache
Standing Watch in Library Park
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This cache was placed in the library park with the permission of the Parachute librarian. Be sure and step in and thank them for the location.
The Great Blue Heron stands an average of 48” tall with a wing span of 42-52”. They can be found throughout North America. The Great Blue Heron gets its name from the blue-gray color of its wings and body. Herons make their homes or heronry in tall tress along rivers and wetlands. It is not uncommon to see several heronry’s in the same tree. These groups of nest are called colonies. Nest are usually made of sticks and used year after year. Herons can have 3 – 7 bluish-green eggs a season. Juveniles are brownish colored and don’t get their adult plumage until the following season. The Great Blue Heron is often confused with their sisters, the cranes. The easiest way to tell the difference is that herons fly with their necks folded back on their shoulders, while cranes fly with their necks stretched out. This heron is frozen in time and stands watch over the colony along the river to the east.
Bring your binoculars or spotting scope so you can see the nest, herons and hairnets (heronettes) up close!
Unfortunately the heronry was blown over by a wind storm. Old cottonwoods don't last forever and this one finally fell to its eternal resting place. Fortunately it was after the herons had left. Many still come and fish the slew that runs along the North side of the Colorado River where the heronry used to stand. Look close and you can see muskrat and beavers swimming in the area as well :0)
Congratulations to Bugz/Daisy for the FTF :0)
Additional Hints
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