A trip to the Wescott shopping center turned into a bird outing yesterday afternoon! The water reservoir near Marshalls had dozens of wading birds. I saw Wood Storks, White Ibis, Great Egrets and Snowy Egrets. I didn’t have my Canon DSLR so I used my iPhone 12, and it did fine. I later tweaked the images with the Snapseed photo app.
This may have been the most Wood Storks I have ever seen together in one place.
Wood Storks have several collective names: muster, clatter, swoop, phalanx and…what…filth? A filth of Wood Storks. Doesn’t sound right or good!
Note the White Ibis at the lower right of this photo and two Snowy Egrets on the left.
A gate along the fence was open, so I approached the Egrets. They look very stately and stoic. When I got too close for their comfort…
Off they went...
I have noticed birds in these waters before. But never this many.
Here’s a short video I took. Cool encounter during my run to the pet store to buy cat food!
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