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| Willet MINWR |
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| Greater Yellowlegs MINWR |
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| Killdeer MINWR |
The variety of ducks was minimal. I saw numerous Blue-winged Teals and Northern Shovelers as well as one Mottled Duck. There were several Coots throughout the area. I saw a few pairs of nesting Ospreys, but no other raptors. There were a few Roseate Spoonbills; I had a opportunity to observe one foraging right near the shore.
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| Roseate Spoonbill MINWR |
I saw several Great Blue, Tricolored, and Little Blue Herons as well as one Green Heron. I also saw 1 Great Egret, 2 Snowy Egrets, and 1 Reddish Egret. White Ibises, Boat-tailed Grackles, Mourning Doves, Savannah Sparrows, and a Pine Warbler sum up the day!
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| Great Blue Heron MINWR |
Beautiful shots with nice reflections....but the last one is FANTASTIC....my COMPLIMENTS.
ReplyDeletegreetings, Joop
Wonderful images Tammy. That is a HUGE fish on the Great Blue's bill!
ReplyDeletefabulous! gorgeous reflections! i always love stopping here! :)
ReplyDeleteVery nice shots of some lovely birds Tammy! Love the Willet and the Spoonbill shots!
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How the hell is it going to get something as big fish by swallowing it, the Great Blue Heron is a specialist. And, I have to say, beautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteThe spoonbill....god, the spoonbill! Facemelting. Hilarious shot of the heron, that fish looks pretty bummed.
ReplyDeleteLovely Killdeer shot and a lovely reflection, great set again Tammy.
ReplyDeleteSempre belle le tuo fotografie, mi piace molto il Piovanello!! ciao, buona serata
ReplyDeleteKlasse Bilder sehr schön.
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Noke
Oh my goodness, Tammy, these are gorgeous photographs! I love all of the reflection captures! The detail and lighting is out of this world. How lucky you were to be so close to the Roseate Spoonbill. I have only seen them flying aloft of foraging at quite a distance. Never near enough to get quality images such as yours. All of your photographs exhibit bird behavior so beautifully. The last photo of the heron with the BIG catch is priceless. Outstanding series!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots and gorgeous reflections!
ReplyDeleteLove all (as always) of your shots!
Have a great day.
Mette
What can I say Tammy that hasn't already been said, what a great day you had. Quality all the way and a great finish with the Heron-fish pic, outstanding detail. A wild life oscar would be in order if there was sush a thing.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Gordon.
PS wish I could have been there!!.
Bless your lucky charms, Tammy! Those pics have a hint of green! :-)
ReplyDeletethese are wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteOh my that is a humungous fish that heron caught!! Amazing photo! Love the spoonbill shots too... You've got some great birds down there.
ReplyDeleteGreat captures. Beautiful reflection. I love the Heron with the fish. :-)
ReplyDeletewonderful captures! and the reflection in the water gives them the more importance they deserve. The bird with the red spot seems blood at first sight. Beautiful, you did a great job!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots!!!.. Beautiful pictures and lovely birds... Greetings from Madrid...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful mirror pic, the first one !
ReplyDeleteGorgeous reflection in the first photo, Tammy! The Spoonbill is fabulous, and, of course, I love the heron shot!
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful reflections! And, perhaps the fish was saying something profound in that list image such as, "What the....?"
ReplyDeleteHola Tammy fabulosas imagenes de estos limicolas y ardeidas como siempre tu sabes impactar con tus fotografias.Un abrazo
ReplyDeleteAmazing photos Tammy...The pink bird is beautiful and nice reflection....great shots!!
ReplyDeleteMuy buenas tomas, con esos bellos reflejos,y la ultima en el momento justo,con el pez en le pico.
ReplyDeleteSaludos.
Increible serie de fotografías Tammy. Son muy buenas.
ReplyDeleteSaludos!!