We really enjoy the area, as there are extensive marshes and wetlands which attract quite a number of large, showy wading birds. Just minutes from our campsite we are able to check out a few areas, often finding groups of feeding birds. A sampling from Christmas Eve and Christmas Day:
Great Egret
Snowy Egrets
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| Clapper Rail |
Roseate Spoonbills and White Ibis
While Adult White Ibis are bright white, for their first year of life they are mottled brown.
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| Immature White Ibis |
Though they can sometimes be confused with young White Ibis, the all-brown White-faced Ibis is a different species altogether.
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| White-faced Ibis |
We are surrounded by shallow bays, and often see wintering Common Loons. This one had caught a little snack.
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| Common Loon |
Wishing every one a Happy New Year!
Those Roseate Spoonbills are lovely - see you thought so too and put them at the top of your page!
ReplyDeleteThey are favorites of ours as well. I put the same picture in the blog so we'll still have in when the header picture changes.
DeleteHappy new year and enjoy medina
ReplyDeleteYou too! Good luck with your follow-up tomorrow.
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