[ml/nj]

Thanks for the pictures.

I thought the way this one grips the branch upon which it is lit was interesting. I guess more than just us humans and a couple of apes have opposing thumbs. I'm surprised that the grip the bird has is sufficient to keep it upright.

ML/NJ

[SWAMPSNIPER]

It’s amazing, they can handle a good amount of wind too. They are very light but very strong, even the Great Blue Heron and Great Egret weigh just a few pounds. They can drive that beak through a good sized fish and they break branches off to build nests. I’ve seen the storks take off some fairly big tree limbs and fly off with them. The storks prefer Cypress branches for nest material, BTW. The tricolor herons usually come back to the red cedar trees.

[rustbucket]

I thought the way this one grips the branch upon which it is lit was interesting. I guess more than just us humans and a couple of apes have opposing thumbs. I'm surprised that the grip the bird has is sufficient to keep it upright.

They learn that balance very early in life. Plus, they don't weigh very much. Here is an immature tricolor with a one-foot grip: