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Discussion => Behaviour => Topic started by: bronco on August 09, 2013, 03:57:49 PM

Title: Great Blue Heron - Performing it's morning routine!
Post by: bronco on August 09, 2013, 03:57:49 PM

Start the day with the - "stand on one leg exercise".
(http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s539/bronco1941/2013-08-09-5932_zpsd35d3447.jpg)

Next vigorously scratch the head.
(http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s539/bronco1941/2013-08-09-5940_zps629a03b7.jpg)

Big yawn - important to stretch the jaw muscles for later when swallowing oversize meals.
(http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s539/bronco1941/2013-08-09-5945_zps672639ca.jpg)

Stretch the left leg and wing.
(http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s539/bronco1941/2013-08-09-5953_zpsd1686208.jpg)

And now the right leg and wing.
(http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s539/bronco1941/2013-08-09-5957_zpsa552cfea.jpg)

Title: Re: Great Blue Heron - Performing it's morning routine!
Post by: Dinusaur on August 12, 2013, 06:27:30 PM

What a hilarious routine - very well put together.

Title: Re: Great Blue Heron - Performing it's morning routine!
Post by: bronco on August 12, 2013, 06:44:09 PM

Quote from: "Dinusaur"

What a hilarious routine - very well put together.

Glad you enjoyed it.