Olympus Pines
These four Herons at the top of this Pine tree was a very strange occurrence. The Heron in the center is a Tri-colored Heron, and the other three are Snowy Egrets. I see them feeding in the same areas all the time, and they are amicable, but I've never seen any overt interactions. In this case however, the Tri-color Heron landed in in the pine and the Egrets flew by. Then they turned around one by one and proceeded to land in the order of the far right, closer right and finally far left. It was like some pre-determined ceremonial order. The strangest thing was in a drainage area at the foot of this pine there was another Tri-color Heron. Immediately upon the completion of the ceremony above the Tri-color Heron in the pond rapidly exited the area. Perhaps it is the Godfather Heron and some hired muscle to collect payment for a loan on some fish.
Olympus Pines
These four Herons at the top of this Pine tree was a very strange occurrence. The Heron in the center is a Tri-colored Heron, and the other three are Snowy Egrets. I see them feeding in the same areas all the time, and they are amicable, but I've never seen any overt interactions. In this case however, the Tri-color Heron landed in in the pine and the Egrets flew by. Then they turned around one by one and proceeded to land in the order of the far right, closer right and finally far left. It was like some pre-determined ceremonial order. The strangest thing was in a drainage area at the foot of this pine there was another Tri-color Heron. Immediately upon the completion of the ceremony above the Tri-color Heron in the pond rapidly exited the area. Perhaps it is the Godfather Heron and some hired muscle to collect payment for a loan on some fish.