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IMG_8595-c1-web * Joann and I make a visit to Florida, primarily to visit family. But as always, there was time for birding. Our first stop was Gatorland, a counterpart to the better know St Augustine alligator farm. It's incredibly hokey, with alligator wrestling, etc. But there is a marsh area where the gators are penned, that is also a rookery for waders -- egrets and herons, mostly. * 820 x 800 * (246KB)
IMG_8667-c1-web * The birds get protection from other predators, though there is occasionally a price to pay! * 533 x 800 * (167KB)
IMG_8641-c1-web * While we were visiting, the primary breeding activity was among the cattle egrets * 974 x 800 * (400KB)
IMG_8671-c1-web * Cattle Egret chicks, Gatorland * 581 x 800 * (250KB)
IMG_8689-c1-web * Apparently it's quite exhausting... * 1050 x 722 * (278KB)
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IMG_8748-c1-alt-web * ...especially when there are mouths to feed... * 1050 x 722 * (307KB)
IMG_8768-web * ...and the kids are squabbling among themselves... * 597 x 800 * (194KB)
IMG_8832-c1-web * Nevertheless they do find the time to clean up... * 1040 x 800 * (303KB)
IMG_8784-web * ... and look presentable for the tourists. * 518 x 800 * (142KB)
IMG_9493-c1-web * Great Egreat; Green Cay. * 1050 x 784 * (389KB)
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IMG_0083-web * Great Egret; Wakodahatchee Wetlands. * 655 x 800 * (138KB)
IMG_8908-c1-web * Anhinga feeding young; Wakodahatchee Wetlands. * 640 x 800 * (280KB)
IMG_9155-c1-web * Sandhill Crane; Sebastian River Buffer Zone. * 1038 x 800 * (332KB)
IMG_9181-c1-web * Sandhill Cranes; Sebastian River Buffer Zone. * 1050 x 748 * (408KB)
IMG_9383-c1-alt-web * Great Blue Heron chicks; Wakodahatchee Wetlands. * 1050 x 772 * (469KB)
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