Many of the Osprey have taken advantage of dried out Palm trees. The flat top makes a perfect spot for their large nests.
Because the trails along the dikes are higher than the marsh you have a much better point of view for nests like these. Best of all the birds don’t mind since you are not too close.
They never cease to amaze me. Tall and all feathers. They look like dragons.
I heard them long before seeing them. Even though I had never heard one in the wild it was unmistakable. Oh yeah, they are really big.
The last several days all the images have been fairly close to the subject. I still prefer adding the landscape as much as possible. Time to add a little landscape here.
This Heron was flying into a rookery towards the end of the day.
The Great Egrets are in full display. The plumage and mating dance is like nothing else I have ever seen.
Each bird does the same ritual moves, but they all have their own moves. Which is probably why I have photographed this hundreds of times.
This image is the primary display of the breeding plumage. Stretching and dancing are also part of the display.
How could a little girl Egret resist.
The clear skies over the last week made for some great opportunities of in flight shots.
We were fortunate to have photographed a good number of Great Egrets like this image. It makes up for the dull days and missed shots.
This bird was getting his breeding plumage. In the right light they are almost iridescent.
This was taken near Merritt Island, Florida. There more Tricolored Herons than Little Blues which is not what I had expected.
Glare was a constant problem in this location. It did help with reflections if I was at the right angle.
I can tell a Glossy Ibis from a White Faced Ibis because a Glossy has white on their face…
They are pretty much the same unless you are an Ibis whisperer.
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These birds are common along the entire US East Coast just not where I happen to be at any moment.
