What I don't understand is how do these chicks survive in Africa totally exposed to not only the open sky but anything in, or near, the pond like a monitor lizard. Does one adult always stay in the nest?
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Grey Heron and Chicks in Africa
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Love the shot! Nicely done.
Nice shot. Yeah particularly with the nest built on the ground seems they're awfully vulnerable. Maybe so ugly nothing wants them?
I like this picture. Particularly on the web site where it's even more immersive in full screen mode. 
Thanks @PhD69. I thought so too looking at the chicks faces. I did use burst shooting to try to capture them all looking our way. I am new to wildlife and the other thing that was interesting to me is the grass bits in the way. I decided I like them, that's nature.I like this picture. Particularly on the web site where it's even more immersive in full screen mode.
Nice image! I see them nesting in trees, in my area. May these babies live long!!
BAL Land
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beautiful shot, no critiques from me.
ElenaH
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I am asking myself how it will look if youcrop it only on chicks? with only legs of adult Heron to show the scale. We often see adult Herons but rarely see the chicks! And those are especially interesting and somehow funny looking. Actually, the chicks are the most important objuect on that photo IMO
They do like mini dinosaurs for sure. I didn't link this image so the sharpness is a bit lower.
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ElenaH
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I must grinse when I saw that pic! 
they look gorgeous and funny. That is what I meant. I even didn't know that the chicks have such short beak. Now you can post the photo into Wildlife Presentation section and ask: whose kids are those?
very nice!
they look gorgeous and funny. That is what I meant. I even didn't know that the chicks have such short beak. Now you can post the photo into Wildlife Presentation section and ask: whose kids are those? very nice!