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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Cattle Egret With Greenery For Nest

Now that they have found a mate, it is time to build the nest. The male selects the nest site then brings all the nesting material to the female who constructs the nest. This one decided that a small stick with a lot of large leaves attached would make a good nest addition.
Cattle Egret in breeding colors (Bubulcus ibis)
UT Southwest Medical Center Rookery

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