Hi everyone,

I'd be very interested in hearing the answer to Kathy's question below. 
I observed the same behavior between two Great Blue Herons around 5:00 
this evening at Centennial Lake in Howard County.

-- 
June Tveekrem
Columbia, Maryland
tweekiebird|AT|southernspreadwing.com



Kathy Isaacs wrote:
> Today on our bulkhead on  N. AA County creek, two blue herons engaged 
> in an elaborate courtly dance, with necks outstretched and wings 
> folded partly out. It looked more like mating behavior than aggression 
> as they strutted back and forth 10 to 20 feet apart.  I watched for 
> about 20 minutes until it ended with one being distracted by a fish 
> and the other actually catching a fish and flying off to eat it.
> So, in September, is this  pair bonding?  aggression?  teenage play?
>
> Kathy Isaacs