They do nest in trees. I once camped on an island that turned out to be a heron rookery. There were many many herons perched in trees, including some skeletons hanging by their necks from branches. mary On 08/05/2016 09:58 AM, Cecelia Blair wrote: > > Last year a Great Blue Heron was being chased from the Lake Runnemede > area by an eagle. It flew into a thick copse of hemlocks and white > pine, perching precariously, as you said. The eagle zoomed by. Then > the GBH took off again. > > > Cecelia Blair > > Windsor, VT > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* Upper Valley Birders <[log in to unmask]> on > behalf of Laurel R. Stavis <[log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* Friday, August 5, 2016 9:48 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* [UVB] Blue Heron behavior? > > Late yesterday afternoon in downtown Lebanon, I saw a Great Blue Heron > precariously perched among branches in a tall white pine behind the > Methodist Church. I heard crows in the area so assumed perhaps it was > being harried. I’d never seen a heron “perch” like that. It definitely > seemed uncomfortable and ungainly, trying to gain some balance in the > tree. After a few minutes it flew away. Has anyone seen anything like > this? > > Have also been seeing hummers in downtown Lebanon gardens. > > Laurel Stavis. > > To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Set your e-mail application > to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: > [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> To unsubscribe: > E-mail this command to [log in to unmask]: > <mailto:[log in to unmask]:> UNSUBSCRIBE UV-Birders To > change your e-mail address: E-mail this command from your old address > to: [log in to unmask]: > <mailto:[log in to unmask]:> CHANGE UV-Birders [new > e-mail address] > > Web based archives and subscription management are available at: > http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html > <http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html> > > To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Set your e-mail application > to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: > [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> To unsubscribe: > E-mail this command to [log in to unmask]: > <mailto:[log in to unmask]:> UNSUBSCRIBE UV-Birders To > change your e-mail address: E-mail this command from your old address > to: [log in to unmask]: > <mailto:[log in to unmask]:> CHANGE UV-Birders [new > e-mail address] > > Web based archives and subscription management are available at: > http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html > To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe: E-mail this command to [log in to unmask]: UNSUBSCRIBE UV-Birders To change your e-mail address: E-mail this command from your old address to: [log in to unmask]: CHANGE UV-Birders [new e-mail address] Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html