A white bird is flying in and sits down on the metal of the bridge of the sound. A Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri) has one of its strongholds on Texas coast here near Aransas NWR. It is a good 80 kilometers from Houston to the numerous state parks on the Gulf of Mexico. The extensive… Continue reading Aransas NWR: bird diversity in Texas
Tag: Snowy Egret
Little Egret at Ponta Delgada, Flores
A white bird standing calm near the sea. It is the Little Egret (Egretta garzetta). A small heron. As you would expect from a heron, this bird is beautiful, graceful and shows long legs, neck and beak. A solitary and patient fisherman, the bird is waiting for low tide to make ambushes in still waters… Continue reading Little Egret at Ponta Delgada, Flores
Vogelfotografie auf Sanibel Island
Hunderte verschiedener Wasservögel säumen die Ufer und suchen nach Nahrung, darunter Nashornpelikane (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), Braunpelikane (Pelecanus occidentalis), Ohrenscharben (Phalacrocorax auritus), Schmuckreiher (Egretta thula), Kanadareiher (Ardea herodias), Silberreiher (Casmerodius albus), (weiße) Ibisse (Eudocimus albus), Rosalöffler (Ajaia ajaja). Einer der interessantesten Vögel ist der Kleine Blaureiher (Egretta caerulea). Wie ein Gaukler bewegt er sich beim Fischen durch… Continue reading Vogelfotografie auf Sanibel Island