Saturday, I got tapped to do a release of six Black-crowned Night-Herons with Amanda, one of our interns. These birds were raised at IBRRC after getting blown from nests, etc., when they were too young to survive. They are juveniles, and their color will change to mostly light gray with a black crown. My old camera flaked out after the first picture, and most of the pictures didn't turn out well, but at least the release is documented. Time for a new compact camera.
The herons did not want to come out. Amanda finally had to pull out some of them.
These two appear a little aprehensive.
Finally, they flew off into the Suisun Marsh, about a quarter mile from IBRRC. This was also Amanda's last day, as she is being transferred to San Pedro until October - they currently have no interns and we have three (well, not quite three as Monica broke her toe and is on crutches).
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