Observations & Images
12 November 2006
Pre-Nesting Wildlife Encounters
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Observations & Images
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After a brief visit to the empty Osprey nest, the rest of the morning was spent out at Bird's Impoundment to see what might come by. The first rays of sunrise catch a Roseate Spoonbill out early. |
| A Cormorant wings by. | |
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A member of a flock of White Pelicans that passed by. |
| A Great Egret surveys the morning from a snag out in the Impoundment. | |
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A Tricolored Heron leaps from the top of a mangrove after prey in the water. |
| A Reddish Egret lands in the Impoundment. | |
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The Reddish Egret ponders its chances for a meal. |
| After diving headfirst into the water after a fish, a Belted Kingfisher erupts out of the water back into the air. | |
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The Kingfisher enters another dive toward the water after prey. |
| The Belted Kingfisher goes off in search of better opportunities. | |
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Two Snowy Egrets flew in for a brief stop before flying off together. |
| A Tricolored Heron crosses the Impoundment. | |
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An Osprey perched on a snag for a good part of the morning. Here it stretches a wing before flying off. |