Birds, Words, Pics + TV
Among the nesting birds I saw at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm’s rookery in my mid-April visit were Great Egrets.
There were several nests that had babies in them of different ages – ranging from what looked like newly hatched to some that had hatched weeks ago and were already in their juvenile stages.
I was able to photograph the egrets in the morning after sunrise and in the evening before sunset. I think it gave me a good variety of photos of these regal white birds.
Reddish Egrets are eye-catching and entertaining with their hunting methods, in which they often appear to be dancing across the water.
I’ve seen plenty of adult ones before, but it wasn’t until August along Black Point Wildlife Drive in Merritt Island that I came across a juvenile Reddish Egret. And I got to see both generations together.
The spot was Mead Garden in Winter Park, a wonderful oasis in our urban area and a magnet for a surprising number of birds.