Let's see what's out there!
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| "Dad! Hold up. There's a traffic jam up ahead!" |
Even in the refuge, there is traffic from time to time! Check it out:
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| Traffic jam, Quivira NWR style! |
In this case, it was a Snowy Egret and a Great Egret. We got past them, but then hit some sort of traffic check-point:
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| "Hold it right there! Papers, please!" "See if they have any frogs on them." "Yeah. Or bugs. Charge them a few dragonflies if they want to go further!" |
Who knew Snowy Egrets could be so assertive?!?
We saw a group of White-Faced Ibises. This one guy seemed rather friendly!
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| "Camera Lady?!? Hey! Hey, over here! Hello!" |
These three Snowy Egrets were pretty cooperative about posing!
The Great Egret on the far right ... not so much.
I'm not sure, but I think one of these American Avocets is trying to trip one of his flock members:
We didn't see anybirdie fall, so I think they were on to him.
There were big flocks of Snowy Egrets and big flocks of Great Egrets -- then smaller groupings of a mix of the two!
We think so, too!
Oh. For anyone wondering about the small bird on the left up there, it is a Semipalmated Sandpiper.
Lastly, we were intrigued by this small group of Snowy Egrets:
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| "Oh, wait! Chins up, everyone!" "Yes! Raise your chins - it's more flattering!" "I'm not ready!" "Oh, for the love of ..." |
The Great Egret on the far right ... not so much.
I'm not sure, but I think one of these American Avocets is trying to trip one of his flock members:
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| "Heh, heh, heh ... watch this!" |
We didn't see anybirdie fall, so I think they were on to him.
There were big flocks of Snowy Egrets and big flocks of Great Egrets -- then smaller groupings of a mix of the two!
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| "Hey, buddy. This area is for Greats only." "Yeah. 'Great' Egrets. Whatever. We Snowies are every bit as great as you!" |
We think so, too!
Oh. For anyone wondering about the small bird on the left up there, it is a Semipalmated Sandpiper.
Lastly, we were intrigued by this small group of Snowy Egrets:
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| "Belinda's back from the salon. Check her out, but don't be obvious!" "La la la ... just doing a little preening ... la la la ... OMG, seriously?!?" "Hey girls! Check out my new hairdo! What do you think?" |
For the record, we think she looks lovely. Maybe a little less teasing and spraying on the top next time, but other than that ... really nice.
We hope these shots brought you a smile or two! Happy weekend everyone!
Yours sincerely,
Margaret Thatcher
That looks like a very cool place for an outing. We love all the bird photos :) Milo,Jet & Arli
ReplyDeleteYour photos are fabulous as usual and you brought us lots of smiles and giggles☺ Thank you!
ReplyDeleteWe ARE smiling great big cheshire cat smiles and this cracked us up
ReplyDelete"Hold it right there! Papers, please!"
"See if they have any frogs on them."
"Yeah. Or bugs. Charge them a few dragonflies if they want to go further!"
The mental image of paying toll in dragonflies is too funny
Hugs madi your bfff
Can't express how much I enjoy this blog!!! Love it. Brings a smile to me every single day.
ReplyDeleteAll your captions have us cracking up!
ReplyDeleteGreat post - thanks for the smiles. We really cracked up over that traffic check-point:)
ReplyDeleteWoos - Lightning, Misty, and Timber
MOL! OMC! Maggie, you need your own comedy show! You're funny!
ReplyDeleteWhat a hillarious bunch of birdies you ran into Maggie! We know all how hoity toity those Great Egrets can be sometimes!
ReplyDeletexoxo,
Rosy, Arty & Jakey
Those silly birds made us smile!!!
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Hazel & Mabel
Wow, all these birdies were being very outgoing, weren't they? And who knew those small egrets would be so... bureaucratic?? My stars. But the impawtant question - how were the snacks?
ReplyDeleteHahaha, those birds are a hoot!
ReplyDeleteKiki and Nala