One morning on the island, just a few blocks outside the little fishing village of Port Aransas, I hit 'pay dirt'. It's been a dream of mine to come upon something like this. One field was literally moving with white and blue! I walked the pathway to a bench I knew was there and sat with the shutter clicking on the camera for long minutes at a time!! At a great distance from me and the bench I sat on were little blue herons, grackles, american white pelicans, snowy egrets, roseate spoonbills, great egrets, tri-colored herons. Later at the pond, I saw cormorants, teals [both blue winged and green winged], avocets, stilts and more. Here are some that I captured that morning in the field:
each linked bird name above is habitat maps.
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wowser! you hit the bird lottery! love those spoon bills.
ReplyDeleteWow! I bet you had a hard time choosing which pics to post. LOVe the Spoonbills. the second picture is the Little blue Heron? I have never seen one, only the Great.
ReplyDeleteGinny, that is a tri-colored heron. The Little Blue is clearly seen in the 6th photo down....right center.
DeleteYou really did hit the jackpot! WOWZA! I love the last 2 photos because the Roseate Spoonbill is my FAVORITE bird but I sure love those dark blue colors of your Little Blues! Just amazing! Here's to another great week ahead!
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ReplyDeleteWonderful sighting, nothing better than a field of birds. Especially one that includes the Roseate Spoonbills. Great collection of photos. Thanks for hosting. Have a great weekend.
I bet you thought this is what heaven feels like! I so wish Roger felt up to a trip to Jasper-Pulaski to see the sandhill cranes. You would love it.
ReplyDeleteI SEE him, thanks to your comment!
ReplyDeleteI see what you mean there Anni. The stuff of dreams for a border and photographer. A super selection and numbers that happen too infrequently. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and photos and for the link today.
ReplyDeletewow, what a wonderful day you had. I too would have filled my camera.
ReplyDeleteThe blue herons and egrets really makes great shots. So beautiful together. :)
These are the spectacles of nature that reinforce why we are so passionate about birds. It makes you wonder how common they might have been in times past, before humans expropriated so much of the land.
ReplyDeleteHello Anni,:=) Your photos are breathtaking, To see so many birds in such large numbers is
ReplyDeleteA wonderful spectacle, and one I see infrequently. Thank you for such a rare sight, and for hosting.
I feel a little like a fraud sharing one seagull!:=)
My mouth is hanging open, Anni!!!! How breathtakingly beautiful. I'm sure this sight is a once-in-a-lifetime one, for sure!! Thank you for sharing it with us. ~Andrea xoxo
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely breathtaking, Anni! I would have been over the top seeing all that blue and white...just a magnificent display...jp
ReplyDeleteThat's a veritable haul! It is so nice to see birds in such abundance.
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