UTSW Rookery

Spring 2016 I started visiting the bird rookery at UTSW Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. It was my first time to see a rookery. In this gallery I am attempting to document what takes place in a rookery for each species of aquatic bird that comes here. It has been an amazing journey that I am sharing here. There are 8 species that nest here and I will divide them by species in the order that they show up.

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Newlyweds View 2

This couple looked so pretty with the deep blue sky for a backdrop and those breeding plumes and colors so vivid. The one on the right looks like its eyes have gone back to just yellow while the one on the left still shows some red in the eyes.
Great Egret (Ardea alba)
UT Southwest Medical Center Rookery

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