Thursday, March 1, 2012

Great Egret

This week we visited the Alligator Farm at St. Augustine, FL.  With us were friends from working in Yellowstone; Larry & Sue and Marie.  Marie was vacationing at Ferandina Beach and invited us to stay for a few days.  It was a fun Yellowstone reunion.  Our primary goal was to photograph the birds of the famous rookery there.  It is still a little too early to see chicks but the Great Egrets put on a great show for us.  We also saw Spoonbills, Snowy Egret, Wood Stork, and Black-Crowned Night Heron. Below are several photos of the Great Egrets.


Building a nest

Looking for a companion

Little Egrets and Spoonbills should be making an appearance in late March, early April.  Remember you can enlarge the picture by "clicking" on it.

Thanks for visiting, David
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  1. Mike SmeetsMarch 2, 2012 at 6:38 AM

    A little closer to home (and I think a better park) is Gatorland in Orlando (off 417 and 17/92). $10.00 for Florida resident.

    I have had an anual pass for two years now and just love going there.

    I shoot a ton of photos there. see some on my blog

    http://lonestarnorthblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/spring-at-gatorland.html

    Lonestar North

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