Sooner or later she will get tired of chasing the Egrets.
At some point this single, small Cypress, will have 2 or 3 Egret nests as well as the Herons.
For now it’s a constant battle. The Heron will need to establish a territory around her nest that is not to be crossed.
Egrets are aggressive birds and a danger to the Heron chicks.
This Heron pair is even more dramatic than most with their greetings.
I have been trying to watch for, and capture, their greetings when a mate returns to the nest.
This Osprey nest has been here for years. Every breeding season more is added to it.
It’s huge, but then so is the tree. This is at least the height of a 5 story building.
This is in a large Wildlife Management Area, almost directly over a ranger station. As safe as it’s going to get.
The perfect spot for a flock of White Ibis. Dirt, swamp, and mud is what they want.
At one time I always thought Ibis lived on Florida lawns, or by the highways. Clean and pristine.
Now I know better.
I find it amazing they have any white showing at all.
This is a female Yellow-rumpled Warbler.
She landed on the Cypress Tree knee and just sat there.
She was obviously looking for food yet never made a motion to drop down.
This is the usual small bird photography from me. Sit in front of me and not move.
This pair of Avocets were photographed in a large marshland in heavy fog. The reflections here were caused by the sun finally peeking through.
I have been seeing more Avocets here than last year. It has also been easier to get out to them, dirt roads are open this time of year.
No story here. I walked on a dike, he was lying against the marsh side, I took his photograph.
He was pretty big though.
A few pieces of color snatched from around us as we moved off to a marsh area.
Above, no idea. It was over the trail.
Below I know, I live in the south. Magnolias.
