This Night Heron will need to wait until next year before he understands what’s happening all around him LOL.
Sometimes juvenile Night Herons show up around the rookeries early. They might be following adults or just returning to what they remember from last year.
Spoonbills need water about 8 inches or less. They feed by sifting through the water and bottom mud. Give them that, and they will poke and dig all around and about everywhere.
She was a beauty, and gave me the look telling me she knew it. 😊
A Black-crowned Night Heron nesting in a rookery.
The nest is built, next comes the hard part… the kids!
These were taken early one morning in the Orland Wetlands, Christmas (what a great name for a town) Florida.
I was sitting at an angle that had this nice forest background behind the Egret. It certainly made the photographs more interesting.
I don’t think the local gators have been getting their fair share of space here lately.
This rather large fellow was casual passing by. I liked the way I captured the light in his eye.
Nest building in a swamp.
Two birds working together, fitting sticks in impossible places.
We had a several small openings we could shoot through.
Outside the rookery at Port Royal, South Carolina.
Almost too close, even had to shift my angle to catch him.
What is not in the frame is another small Egret encroaching on his nesting spot. Nothing complete yet, but progress is being made. So this guy is standing guard!
Snowy Egret in protection mode.
