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Great Blue Heron 2024

Welcome Home Heron!

The Great Blue Heron began returning to the South Shore rookeries on Wednesday. Interestingly, there are just a few pairs right now, all visible from the CCC parking lot. Normally the males would arrive a week or two earlier. This…

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Great Blue Heron 2020

Heron Return for 2022!

It's spring and the Great Blue Heron have begun to return to their rookies within Devil's Lake State Park. This is an exciting annual event for folks who love seeing the park's wildlife! Drones & Loose Dogs Before we talk…

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Wisconsin Heron 2020

Heron Check!

With so much going on recently, sometimes it's nice to know that the park's wildlife just keeps moving along. Out at the Heron Rookery, on the south shore of Devil's Lake State Park, the early arrivals have already scooped up…

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Great Blue Heron March 9, 2020

Spring Watch: Heron Return 2020

Great Blue Heron returned to Devil’s Lake State Park’s south shore rookery on Monday morning March 9th, 2020. We usually expect them right around Saint Patrick’s day but like most spring birds this year, they've arrived a bit early. When…

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Great Blue Heron Chicks

The Kids Are Growing Up!

The older Great Blue Heron chicks are now beginning to leave the nest, and more will soon follow. Before long, the heron rookery located at Devil's Lake State Park's south shore group camp will go quiet for another year. Oh…

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Dinner Time

The Great Blue Heron chicks at the Devil's Lake rookery are getting big! (And hungry!) I was lucky enough to find an angle where I could capture a few moments of video of an adult heron feeding its rambunctious chicks…

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Great Blue Heron Are Back At Devil’s Lake!

Great Blue Heron returned to Devil’s Lake State Park’s south shore rookery over the weekend. We usually expect them right around Saint Patrick’s day and they were right on schedule this year. By Monday morning there are quite a few…

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