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High Island Photos

Finally made a trip to High Island, a famous spot on the upper Texas coast for migratory bird fallouts that occur during the spring migratory season when the birds encounter a heavy north wind. Being on relatively high ground with the only stand of significant trees for many miles around on the coastal plain it is a natural resting spot. It also has a large Egret and Roseate Spoonbill rookery which is truly an awesome sight. All photos taken with Canon D60 with Canon 300 F2.8L IS lens with 2X teleconverter.
An Amazing Iris
An Amazing Iris		 Summer Tanager
Summer Tanager		 Inca Dove
Inca Dove		 Great Egret Family Feeding Time I
Great Egret Family Feeding Time I		 Roseate Spoonbill I
Roseate Spoonbill I		 Snowy Egret at Rest
Snowy Egret at Rest		 Great Egrets I
Great Egrets I
Great Egret Mother and Young
Great Egret Mother and Young		 Snowy Egret Takeoff
Snowy Egret Takeoff		 Hey Mom Whats for Dinner!!
Hey Mom Whats for Dinner!!		 Huey, Duey, and Louie
Huey, Duey, and Louie		 Great Egret Family at Home
Great Egret Family at Home		 Roseate Spoonbill II
Roseate Spoonbill II		 Roseate Spoonbill III
Roseate Spoonbill III
Roseate Spoonbill IV
Roseate Spoonbill IV		 Hey What are These Things!!
Hey What are These Things!!		 Snowy Egret Superstar
Snowy Egret Superstar		 Snowy Egret Superstar II
Snowy Egret Superstar II		 Snowy Egret Superstar III
Snowy Egret Superstar III		 Snowy Egret Nest Building
Snowy Egret Nest Building		 Heron Royalty
Heron Royalty
Tricolored Heron
Tricolored Heron		 Great Egret on Top of the World
Great Egret on Top of the World		 Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-breasted Chat		 Roseate Spoonbill in Flight
Roseate Spoonbill in Flight		 Rookery One Coming and One Going!!
Rookery One Coming and One Going!!		 Tricolored Heron in Flight
Tricolored Heron in Flight		 Roseate Spoonbill in Flight II
Roseate Spoonbill in Flight II
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Wood-Pewee		 Common Yellowthroat I
Common Yellowthroat I		 Common Yellowthroat II
Common Yellowthroat II		 Scarlet Tanager I
Scarlet Tanager I		 Scarlet Tanager II
Scarlet Tanager II		 Black-Throated Green Warbler
Black-Throated Green Warbler		 Female Indigo Bunting
Female Indigo Bunting
Carolina Wren
Carolina Wren		 Summer Tanager II
Summer Tanager II		 Bay-Breasted Warbler
Bay-Breasted Warbler		 Northern Parula Working a Spider Web I
Northern Parula Working a Spider Web I		 Northern Parula working a spider web II
Northern Parula working a spider web II		 Northern Parula Working a Spider Web III
Northern Parula Working a Spider Web III

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Hazel 25-Mar-2004 10:57
splendid photos--03-21-04 I went to high island but found the rookery just after sunset & missed the light. Your photos capture the wonderful scene & the beauty of new life for the birds. We are lucky to have these beauties. Wish we could create more living environments in Houston for birds. Wetland habitat & drainage could be arranged together I think & wish we had more of. Thank you for your photos--a nice gift.
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