I’m back to talking about cold cold Utah today.  I’m really excited about Spring coming…hello, Spring?  Are you there?  For now, we get one day in the 50s and then the next day it snows.  I did see crocuses last week, though, so we’re getting closer.

It’s a good thing that the Great-Blue Heron’s don’t know how warm it is in California because otherwise they’d all flee.

I’m amazed that they can survive the winters here.

It must be those fabulous scarves keeping the herons warm.

I’m used to thinking of herons as loners but they seem pretty social here, hanging out with the seagulls

and other herons

If you want to find a heron in the winter, or really any water bird, look for spots in the ice where water is coming through.

Right now the herons are breeding.  The area where herons breed is called a rookery.  Typically 20 herons will put their nests in about five trees.

Farmington Bay has a man-made setup that they seem to enjoy.  One heron is acting as the lookout while others sit on their nests.

Hopefully the next time we visit Farmington Bay, there will be baby herons trying to fledge.