Herons In A Tree

A few days ago, a friend asked me if I’d seen the Green Herons perched in a tree on the Georgetown square.   Of course, I had no idea, but determined to find out if my friend was seeing things.   Herons, for the most part, are water birds.  They stay close to areas that will provide an abundant supply of food for their families.   That would be lakes, ponds or “tanks,” and rivers.   Well folks, we’ve had a lot of rain lately in Central Texas, but downtown Georgetown has not become that waterlogged!   The Williamson County Sun’s managing editor, Will Anderson, joined me the other day for a stroll down to 8th and Main Streets.   After staring into the tree on that corner, Will pointed up into the high branches.  Sure enough,  we spotted one, then two, three, and so on.   When I took these photos late last week, I counted six birds, not all of them quite grown, plus a few babies in nests.   Green Herons are quite a bit smaller than their cousins, Great Blue Herons, but nonetheless they were (and are) delightful sights to see.  Even out of their habitat.