Tag Archives: cattle egret

Fashion colors at Gatorland

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

Great egret sporting his lime green “breeding” colors around his beak. Normally, that would be all white. This cattle egret, high up in the trees, has just a hint of pink and orange in his beak. Normally, his beak would … Continue reading →

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Celery Fields at the end of the day

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

Yes, pied grebes are everywhere in central Florida. Sparrow watching me. Yellowlegs walking around in a pond. I don’t see these guys very often. Cattle egret flyby. I saw these ducks up ahead in the pond. When we got close, they … Continue reading →

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Lots of birds and a big smiling gator

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

Pretty cattle egret posing on a tree limb. A few trees down the trail I saw the above dirty cattle egret. He must have been digging around in the mud. This is a good sign. A great blue heron sitting … Continue reading →

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Beautiful faces at Gatorland

Posted on April 1, 2012 by

Tricolored heron with bright red eyes and blue around the face. The sun was just coming up when I saw this bird. This snowy egret didn’t have the pink beak yet but he had the breeding feathers. He kept fluffing … Continue reading →

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Crazy birds at Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

Wild great egret blowing in the wind. He was sitting on the roof of the bird hospital. Wild snowy egret walking along the roof. Wild great blue heron came down from the nest in one of the trees over the … Continue reading →

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