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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Hiding In The Mulberry Tree

When you do finally find a tricolored heron, they are usually at least partially hidden. It was not cold so not sure why it was all puffed up.
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
UT Southwest Medical Center Rookery

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