Gone Fishin'......

Not much to this post this week except now that it's June, summer is nearly here. What else to do but go fishin' on the long hot days of summer!!! Just like the song goes "Summertime and the livin' is easy, fish are jumpin ' and the cotton is high...."

The catch of the day...

COMMON EGRET [aka Great Egret]

photos taken: Hans Suter Wildlife Refuge - Corpus Christi, Texas

Habitat Range:

TRIVIA:

1. The Great Egret is the symbol of the National Audubon Society, one of the oldest environmental organizations in North America. Audubon was founded to protect birds from being killed for their feathers.
2. Great Egrets fly slowly but powerfully: with just two wingbeats per second their cruising speed is around 25 miles an hour.

...this one didn't get away!

GREAT BLUE HERON

photos taken: Hans Suter Wildlife Refuge - Corpus Christi, Texas

Habitat Range:

TRIVIA:

1. Despite their impressive size, Great Blue Herons weigh only 5 to 6 pounds thanks in part to their hollow bones—a feature all birds share.
2. Great Blue Herons have specialized feathers on their chest that continually grow and fray. The herons comb this “powder down” with a fringed claw on their middle toes, using the down like a washcloth to remove fish slime and other oils from their feathers as they preen. Applying the powder to their underparts protects their feathers against the slime and oils of swamps.

...dancin' prancin' catchin' -swallowin' whole

REDDISH EGRET

photos taken: Hans Suter Wildlife Refuge - Corpus Christi, Texas

TRIVIA:

1. According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, there are only 1,500 to 2,000 nesting pairs of reddish egrets in the United States.
2. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act, passed in 1918, put a stop to the slaughter of birds for their plumes. Although populations are recovering, habitat loss and destruction are still problems for the ongoing existence of the Reddish Egret.

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