The Heron Chicks Survive Cold Rains

Yesterday and the day before, it rained much of the day, with chiily temperatures reaching a high of only about 10 degrees C. So I worried about how the heron chicks at Shingu Ike lale in Hattori Ryokuchi Koen would fare. Checking them this chilly but sunny morning, I find the three in their low nest stretching, preening, looking around... Seeming to thrive, as a parent stands with them in their nest.... Cute, very cute.