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Beacon Hill Park, is home to many Great Blue Herons. Watch them as they nest, through a webcam perched high on a 12 story building overlooking Mile 0 in beautiful downtown Victoria, BC, Canada.
Photo credit: Darren Stone, Times
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Oh no, Birdzilla! Herons might be gone for good Experts say voracious eagle may have doomed abandoned heron rookery at Beacon Hill Park read the Times Colonist article
The Great Blue Heron has been identified as a species at risk provincially by the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks (both subspecies) and nationally by The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC), who have ranked the subspecies ('fannini') as Blue-listed and Vulnerable, respectively. To date, a total of 53 colonies have been located around the Strait of Georgia. On Vancouver Island, there are 23 known colonies with approximately 450 active nests. In the lower Fraser Valley and Sunshine Coast there are 29 known colonies with approximately 1100 active nests (including Point Roberts). The Great Blue Heron is an important ambassador for wildlife conservation. It is easily recognized, commonly seen, and highly valued as a symbol of our natural environment. Learn more on our wildlife page! This site is made possible by the Parks & Recreation Foundation of Victoria and the City of Victoria Parks, Recreation and Community Development Department. |
