BIRDS
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A Bad Hair Day
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Watching Over Her Nest
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Three Mouths To Feed
Hungry egret chicks wait for more food from mom.
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Got One
A great egret searches the shore in hopes of bringing something back to the nest.
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Preening
Two Great Egrets spend time preening while guarding the nest.
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Bright Blue Eggs
A great egret guards her three eggs in the nest.
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Taking A Break
A great egret takes a break from sitting on her thee eggs to preen.
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Pretty In Pink
A Roseate Spoonbill rests on a branch in the rookery.
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Final Approach
A great egret comes in for a landing to the nest in the rookery after fishing for a meal in the nearby lagoon.
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So, this Spoonbill walks into a bar...
A Roseate Spoonbill whispers something to its mate.
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In Flight
A Roseate Spoonbill soars through the air back to its nest.
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Hang On Tight
The Roseate Spoonbill has a tough time balancing on a branch with his feet which are made more for walking on muddy shorelines.
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Who You Lookin' At?
Burrowing Owls outside their man made "burrow" at the Sonny Bono National Wildlife Refuge near the Salton Sea, California.
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