David

I remember an activity of a finch that had created a nest in a hanging flower pot on our front porch.  On an extremely hot day the sun was pouring down on the nest with the young inside.  In order to protect them from the sun, the female (or male?) perched on the edge of the nest and fanned its wings out to shade the young.  It recognized the danger of the hot sun that would overheat the young in the nest.  The finch continued this for some time.

Hello, I am enjoying the course, especially during the virus lockdown.  I live in a senior community and we are being encouraged to stay in our apartments while this pandemic lasts.  However, I can get out (with mask and social distance) for a walk down to a small pond on the premises.  I have seen quite a variety of herons down there.  I've seen the great blue, either a little blue or a green heron and also the black capped night heron.  I'm not sure I am distinguishing the little blue or green heron  properly (help).  My thanks to the Bird Academy and its instructors for making this course very interesting for an amateur bird watcher. David Bagwell