Comments on: Been Away Too Long! Venice Rookery Update, Rita Matthews https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2010/02/12/been-away-too-long-venice-rookery-update-rita-matthews/ The blog of bird photographer Arthur Morris Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:24:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 By: birdsasart https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2010/02/12/been-away-too-long-venice-rookery-update-rita-matthews/comment-page-1/#comment-961 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:53:08 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=942#comment-961 In reply to BabyBirder.

Thanks for the info. It seems that you did not know the rookery when it was really good….

]]> By: BabyBirder https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2010/02/12/been-away-too-long-venice-rookery-update-rita-matthews/comment-page-1/#comment-960 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:42:22 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=942#comment-960 I was at the Venice Rookery yesterday, there were 3 VERY visable nests with Anhinga chicks, many large Great Blue Heron chicks and other mating/nesting pairs as well as Great and Snowy Egrets, at least 2 Black crowned night heron pairs, warblers, ducks, cormorants, mockingbirds, woodpeckers, just to name a few! And a Great Horned Owl nest on the tower above the police station with at least one adorable fluffy chick!!! I think it was just bad timing in February this year, but March looks good!

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