Got a tip that the great egrets were starting to nest and in breeding plumage. Since Miss Sharon is up in Illinois helping Corie thought I might as well load some gear and head down there to see what the fuss was all about.
The University of Texas Southwest Medical Center UTSWMC has set aside a 4 or 5 acera section of land as a rookery.
Easy parking and a very easy walk all the way around the rookery. The light was perfect in the late afternoon.
Great Egrets
I would guess that there is at least 250 pairs right now building nest.
Black Night Herons are just starting to come in and I saw at least 4 pairs.
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Life is good and I am blessed.
Kent
The Azaleas were in full bloom too, reminder me of
Under the tulips they had planted Pansies to come up incase the tulips are done blooming before the festival.
Matt really liked my 100-400 lens for walking around and snapping a few photos. Doesn’t this one look like a Billboard?
Another Matt Photo
Matt and Sharon thought this turtle looked like ET the way his neck was stretched out. Another Photo by Matt at crazy high ISO!
Layla loved being pulled around in my collapsible wagon. Tough life: Right?
Layla liked the monkeys the best!
OK, so I did snap a few photos on my own.
Female wood duck
Male wood duck
Red Ibis
Ruddy Duck, bill looked fake!
Sunday was opening day of the Pool! Water was 88 and the air temp was 82.
I am about three weeks behind on editing and the blog so my plans are to catch up while Sharon is out of town.
