Posted on 04/07/2010 7:22:48 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER
I spent yesterday morning at the Alligator Farm Rookery. There aren't many chicks yet, several species haven't started nesting yet but the place is jumping. In about 3 weeks it will really be rocking, wall to wall birds!
The little mobility scooter I just bought is great for this, I can move around again!
Yeah, and they pick sticks to fit what they want to build, just anything won’t do. The nests are like beaver dams, they don’t look anywhere near as sturdy as they are.
I couldn't get this stork to turn around
Wonderful pictures, as always! The weather looks beautiful as well. Thanks for keeping me on the list...
I've had that trouble myself. Here's a caracara that wouldn't turn around.
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Got tw watch out for the squirts too!
LOL! Wise investment!
These are so very good. Loved them all!
I’ll be watching for all the babies to come in a few weeks.
Just beautiful!
That’s some mobility scooter, getting an aerial shot like that! ; )
What is that?
Oops, now I see it’s a tricolor heron.
birds of a feather ....
I traded my three-wheeler away for a little tank I can do yard work from.
That was my first response too when I saw it in the field. I suspected an immature tricolor given the white stomach, but I had never seen one before. So, I looked for pictures on the web. The pictures I found showed the rust-colored bars/stripes on the wing confirming the identification.
My kind of bird, I guess.
rustbucket (lots of rust)
Wonderful!
You a truly blessed to live in an area with so much beautiful plumage ....and we are blessed to have you share it all with us! Thanks ‘sniper!
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