Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Birds eating and nesting

A Yellow-Billed Cuckoo gets his caterpillar.

A Reddish Egret catches a fish

Two Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks eat mulberries.

A Roseate Spoonbill digs in the mud.

At the rookery, Smith Nature Reserve, High Island, Texas




A Cattle Egret.


Photos © 2025 mae sander

9 comments:

  1. Stunning photos, especially the egret and the spoonbill.

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  2. Beautiful photos and great bird sightings. I like the Egret chicks, the Spoonbills and the last Cattle Egret. Take care, have a great day!

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  3. Great series of birds. Always good to see the next generation coming along.

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  4. It's great to see such a nice variety. I used to have rose breasted grosbeak at my feeders in the summer, but it's been quite a few years since I've seen one.

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  5. Reddish egret? That's a funny name! Nice looking bird too.

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  6. Oh my! Those egret chicks! And the spoonbill is a stunner!

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  7. Even though I'm so close, I've never been to High Island. I must visit there.

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  8. Wow! These are some amazing photos.

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  9. These birds are wonderful to see. The spoonbill looks so interesting .... have not seen a bird like that.

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