Young heron

On July 4, we went to the end of the road to observe the herons and saw a young heron walking along a log on the forest floor. Our assumption was this it had fallen or been pushed out of the nest, possibly when attempting to fly.

The bird was 2/3 the size of an adult bird, had a yellow beak but nondescript plumage. We left it to wander the forest since none of us were capable of climbing up to the nest to put it back.

There are still no further signs of construction at the site.