When September rolls around, it signifies to me that fall is near which means cooler weather and MORE birds! Let them all come down.
I headed to the Bailey Tract this morning for a leisurely stroll and was rewarded with the presence of my feathered friends.....take a look....
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| What a nice surprise to have 4 Roseate Spoonbills fly over my head and land right in front of me. |
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| The Tricolored Heron had first dibs in the pond and was happily feeding. |
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| Several Little Blues were present too - juveniles, immature and adults. |
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| Mother and daughter perhaps - the Roseate on the right is a much younger bird with its pale pink feathers. |
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| It made me smile to watch this Snowy Egret while it was stirring the mud with his yellow feet - trying to lure some little fishes his way..... |
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| he looked intensely focused while doing so. |
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| A Mocking bird with a deformed bill - in my short 2 years of birding, I've seen this on 3 occasions now. |
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| A Mourning Dove leisurely taking in the view until a Red-shouldered Hawk was heard.... |
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| then his posture changed and he became a lot more alert. |
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| Then he relaxed again, seemingly smiling with relief. |
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| A juvenile Little Blue Heron |
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| The Bailey's local Osprey - chilling. |
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| A juvenile Common Gallinule getting ready to test the waters.... |
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| ahhh.....this wasn't so bad after all. |
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| A Eurasian Collared Dove - chilling too. |
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| The Little Blue Heron waved me on as I left his surroundings. What a great way to start Labor Day! |
My E-Bird List for today http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19633206
The closeup of the Osprey is stunning. One of these days I'm going to put together a file of my favorites from your blog.
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Aahhhh....some of my absolute favorite birds! Yes, I agree - can't wait till more and more of our northern friends come to join us here. What a special treat you had, to see so many Roseate Spoonbills together at once.
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