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Figure 7: <br />This four week old chick fell, was blown, or knocked from its nest. <br />Unlike owls, heron chicks that fall to the ground are not cared for <br />by the parents, ultimately dying of starvation or depredation. <br />Figure 8: <br />This photo, taken through a spotting scope, shows a dead <br />five week old chick. The inaccessibility of nests in a <br />colony makes it very difficult to speculate on causes of <br />death when the carcass remains in the nest. <br />• <br />