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.

Wanted, Female To Share My Nest With Me View 1

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Wanted, Female To Share My Nest With Me View 1

Like great egrets, the male black-crowned night heron builds part of the nest before looking for a mate.
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
UT Southwest Medical Center Rookery

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