Great White Egrets and More at the Birding Center

 

A great white egret really knows how to steal the show! So graceful and pure-looking! It's hard to look away. My eyes just want to follow, and follow, and follow. And I did follow, for quite some time. Lots of pics, but I think this was my favorite of the day. 

And then there's the American white ibis. It may have near the coloring of the white egret, but it doesn't really have the looks. Still fun to watch. This one was catching his lunch. 

Of course, a day at the Birding Center in SPI never seems complete without seeing one of the resident great blue herons - or, possibly, a tricolor heron. This one sure did strike a curious pose! How does he do that with his neck? 

There was a lot more to see today. I saw so many of the black-bellied whistling ducks that I feel impelled to give them a page of their own. Thanks for looking in!

Now on Display - Tri-Colored Heron

 

This beautiful tri-colored heron was really on display in all this bright green shrubbery. 

Primping and putting on his best. 

Heron on the Beach

After several months of going to the beach almost daily to walk and see the sunset, it has been hard to give it up for the winter, since the early morning temps have just been too cold for me. For a Nebraska girl, 50's and 60's shouldn't be too cold, but I am wimpy, wimpy, wimpy when it comes to the weather. I have been experiencing a lot of setbacks with my health and have been staying inside most of the time, but today the sun came out and I was able to get to the beach for a while with my daughter Audrey, who had come for a visit before moving even further away from me.

I was especially happy to see my old friend, the great blue heron. Actually, it's probably not the same one all the time, but I kind of like to think of it that way. 

 At first, he protested a little and tried to get away from me, but eventually, he settled down and did a little posing. How nice!