Cormorant

Wakodahatchee Wetlands – March 19, 2014

Last week I attended a photo workshop lead by Karen Milstein, of Wings & Things Photography, at the Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Fla. Getting up and being there at 7am was not a lot of fun, but it was soooo worth it. Wakodahatchee is amazing no matter when you go but it was magical in the early morning. I picked up quite a few new tips from Karen. I’d highly recommend going to next year’s workshops.

 

I’m very sad to report that the Great Egret hatchlings are now missing from their nest. :( Hopefully there will be more hatching soon.

 

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Double-crested Cormorants

 

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Tricolored Heron

 

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Juvenile Great Blue Herons

 

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Double-crested Cormorants gather in a tree at sunrise.

 

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A Great Egret and an Anhinga are reflected in the water.

 

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A Great Egret flying is reflected in the water.

 

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A Great Egret shows off its breeding plumage during a mating dance.

 

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A female Great Egret sits on her nest

 

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Great Egret hatchlings, that are less than a week old, peek over the edge of their nest

 

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Two Boat-tailed Grackles

 

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An Anhinga spreads its wings

 

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A Cattle Egret in breeding plumage

 

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Female Blue-winged Teal

 

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An alligator sits silently in the still morning waters.

 

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A Great Egret hunting

Dog Walk – Friday, Nov. 29, 2013

A Cormorant lands in the water while we were at the bridge today.

 

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Dog Walk – Thanksgiving Day

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Just when I was joking that I had dragged the camera with me and there was nothing to take photos of today. I actually said to my husband, “Please take the leash, maybe there will be a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker” on the tree ahead. Surprise there was! Turns out that it wasn’t such a bad outing after all.

 

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A female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker looks for dinner.

 

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A Cormorant looks for dinner.

 

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A Green Heron perches on a mangrove tree.

 

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Air plants hanging in a tree.

 

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A male Cardinal

 

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A cracked coconut on a rock

 

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Well, it is Thanksgiving in South Florida.