St. Augustine Alligator Farm - Cattle Egret

Posted on Sunday, June 3, 2007 at 6:50 PM - Post Comment

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The Cattle Egret moms all seem to have built their nests further off the walkway, back in the trees.  This is the only picture of a Cattle Egret nest I was able to get.

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But Cattle Egrets are such beautiful little birds when they have their Spring Colors on - I couldn't resist getting a few shots of them!

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Males have the beautifully colored beaks.

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Females have less color, but they are just a beautiful!

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Like many of the egrets and herons, when something is bothering them, they tend to fluff their feathers!

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Fluffed or not, they are beautiful little birds!

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There were several trees filled with Wood Storks.  They had just started nest-building.

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I was fortunate to be near where one of the storks landed to hunt for a piece of nesting material.

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After checking this side....

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...and that,

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She found the perfect piece!

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Next Entry - Great Egrets

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 4, 2007 at 2:13 PM - Link

Beautiful captures Judy. I love the colours of the male in Spring.
Sandra