This is a sight we’ve seen at Ding a couple of times. Previously, it was near the end of Wildlife Drive in a small creek, or maybe it is called a bayou? This time, there were literally hundreds of birds in the same type of setting about halfway through the refuge drive. They were all squawking and fluffing their feathers, in what I assume is probably a mating ritual? Almost all of the birds were Great Egrets and Snowy Egrets, but there were a couple of Tri-Colored Herons and some Ibis. I even saw a Roseate Spoonbill hidden back in the trees. But, mainly it was just a sea of white among the trees and water. It is fascinating to watch if you are lucky enough to happen upon them. It wasn’t long before I had over 500 photos. To spare you, I narrowed it down to around 28 photos!
I’ll start out with the one photo I took of a Tri-Colored Heron