With the heat of summer settling in, my after work photo excursions have been limited as the wildlife hides from the hot temperatures. Today, instead, I spent my lunch hour at Denver City Park with these beautiful birds.
In this sequence, a juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron doesn’t want to share its spot of the pond with a similarly young Snowy Egret. Mama Egret swoops in though and sets the young ones straight. It was a lot of fun to watch.
![A juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron tries to ward off a young Snowy Egret. (© Tony’s Takes)](http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-FGZIUXcpKkE/VZMooCTzVaI/AAAAAAAANwY/_jMKMPPVIbg/s710/01.jpg)
![A juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron tries to ward off a young Snowy Egret. (© Tony’s Takes)](http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-q6sQ-o2oU_k/VZMooNw5gaI/AAAAAAAANwU/f_ahAz5Pm-E/s710/02.jpg)
![Mama egret arrives and shows the young one who's boss. (© Tony’s Takes)](http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0v_Pi-IK6K0/VZMooDIVvWI/AAAAAAAANwc/NyPclwz_C38/s710/03.jpg)
![Mama Snowy Egret keeps watch on the young ones. (© Tony’s Takes)](http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-RMnOEhThKNk/VZMop5aCdaI/AAAAAAAANw0/raB4bDAQee4/s710/04.jpg)
![With an adult around, the young heron behaves itself. (© Tony’s Takes)](http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-lrEOsYa8Esw/VZMoqHWHACI/AAAAAAAANw8/Llv7kvgt-1k/s710/05.jpg)