Great Egrets

The refuge has been full of Great Egrets of late.  I enjoy photographing them but somehow always forget to allow room for reflection.  Literally.  Too bad because the only thing better than two egrets is of course four.

A Bit of Summer

The Great Egret is a sure sign of summer at the refuge.  It seems the warblers have moved on and the owl has flown the nest and we are left with the giant birds of summer.

Hodge Podge

I haven't been getting outside as much as I would like.  And then yesterday when I was outside I forgot to bring my camera.  Obviously something is seriously wrong with me.  But I was outside last week and snapped these photos, none of which is really good enough for it's own post.  So here they are all together: a Swamp Sparrow, an immature Cooper's Hawk (pretty sure), my favorite Saw-whet Owl again, and a Great Egret ready for spring sporting his breading feathers.