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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Soul Mates
Me and you against the world baby! Now that this pair has found each other, it is time to complete the nest.
Great Egret (Ardea alba)
UT Southwest Medical Center Rookery
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