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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Cream Puff

What a big butterball. Big baby brancher. Out of the nest and looking around. Covered with white fuzz and real feathers coming in on the wings and tail. First glimpse I had of a juvenile's feet, they have not turned black yet.
Anhinga Branchers (Anhinga anhinga)
UT Southwest Medical Center Rookery

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