Birders
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(100,368 posts)MOMFUDSKI
(7,080 posts)I have them in my pond here in Florida. They dont get along with each other at all. All the other water birds have a great respect for their size and beaks. Very wary of them. They will sit on the grass and hold their wings out and down to allow the sun to dry their feathers. I have had to call the Seabird Sanctuary to catch one with a fish hook stuck down their throat with the fishing line hanging out. They put bait fish inside a snare on the ground and snag a leg. The hook is removed at the facility and they are back in business!
Donkees
(33,465 posts)calimary
(89,197 posts)niyad
(129,903 posts)70sEraVet
(5,292 posts)I finally got a photo the other day. Not the best photo, but they scatter if anybody gets near them.
Certainly not the quality of your photo!

Donkees
(33,465 posts)looks like a large family group.
70sEraVet
(5,292 posts)Donkees
(33,465 posts)Watching a YouTube video, I was surprised to see a great blue heron sliding his neck under a vulture to steal a fish
Seems like extended family behavior.
3Hotdogs
(15,087 posts)There are patches of pink on the underside of the wings.
Donkees
(33,465 posts)S/V Loner
(9,500 posts)That is a great shot.
Donkees
(33,465 posts)I enjoy seeing his work.
S/V Loner
(9,500 posts)that area would be on my bucket list if I were not so cheap. LOL
AllaN01Bear
(28,708 posts)Emile
(40,880 posts)My pond has an overabundant population of bluegill and I welcome these birds to help me thin them out.
