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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Caught Red-handed
This ibis has that deep red color that they get for only 10 days or so a year, right at the peak of mating time. This one does not have a gular pouch so may be a male. Ibis are a bit easier to find during this time because you just need to look for a flash of red back in the leaves.
Adult breeding American White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
UT Southwest Medical Center Rookery
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