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~Wrapping Up at High Island & Rollover Bay

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A few more photos from The Smith Oaks Rookery

Roseate Spoonbill
Roseate Spoonbill

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A few more photos from Rollover Bay

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Just to show he was there - Reddish Egret
Just to show he was there – Reddish Egret (He was too far out in the Bay to capture a good photo.)

During our travels next winter we hope to return to High Island, Texas during migration. It is a lovely site seeing all the migrating birds stopping for a rest prior to heading to their nesting or summer grounds.

Our stop there in March was fun! I had seen, for the first time, the Black-bellied Whistling Duck a few months before while staying at Myakka River State Park and the Reddish Egret at Fort De Soto County Park. I wonder where this Reddish guy is heading?

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~Video-The Rookery At Smith Oaks~

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This is my first attempt at posting a video, please let me know if you have any trouble viewing.

While visiting The Rookery at Smith Oaks on March 24, 2015, Howard captured the area on video using his iPhone. Look closely and you will see, Roseate Spoonbills, Great Egrets, Snowy Egrets and Neotropic Cormorants. Birds were arriving everyday to this nesting area.

I hope you enjoy seeing the nesting birds. Listen closely and you will hear frogs, lots of frogs.

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~Snowy Egret~

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Snowy Egret in breeding plumage
Snowy Egret in breeding plumage.

I don’t know why I left The Rookery with so few Snowy photos. The Neotropic Cormorants, Great Egrets and Roseate Spoonbills outnumbered the Snowy Egrets (while we were there). I don’t remember seeing that many Snowy Egrets.

I couldn't figure out what this one was doing; perhaps looking for another stick.
I couldn’t figure out what this one was doing; perhaps looking for another stick.

The Cormorants and the Great Egrets were well on their way to building their nests, sitting on them and a few had laid eggs, while the Snowy Egrets and the Spoonbills seemed to be just hanging out. I think the Spoonbills had just arrived at The Rookery. We were there on March 24, 2015 . I understand life there is hopping these days! What fun it would be to see the chicks!

A fussy Snowy
A dispute.
I guess the only thing he accomplished was to mess up his hair.
I guess the only thing he accomplished was to mess up his feathers.

Until next time…

I wish you good hair days!

I guess the only thing he accomplished was to mess up his hair.

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