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.

Another Female Falls For The Flashy Dance

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Another Female Falls For The Flashy Dance

Two weeks later, there were still new male ahingas dancing and females joining them. I saw this male dancing but before I could take a shot of the dance, the female had already joined him.
Male and Female Anhinga ( Anhinga anhinga)
UT Southwest Medical Center Rookery

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