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Almost Got Away

These ones almost got away! I prepared this selection of images in August, but never posted. We often visit Reynold’s Landing, along the South Platte River. I always check out the pond located to the one side of the river. This time, I found this Snowy Egret close to the edge of the pond. I liked his pose as it was looking for food.

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Snowy Egret, Pond, Reynold’s Landing. No 1.

These egret struck some interesting poses. Here is another one.

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Snowy Egret, Pond, Reynold’s Landing. No 2.

Close to a weir, we found this Night Heron. After several minutes, this heron got his leg up, so I managed to capture this image.

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Night Heron, Leg Up, South Platte.

This cormorant spent a good half hour preening. Several times, the bird spread its wings. This was one image that I captured before the cormorant took flight.

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Cormorant, Spreading Wings, South Platte.

We found a couple of Say’s Phoebe along the riverside. This bird is an immature, as witnessed by the fluffy feathers.

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Say’s Phoebe, Immature, No 1.

Here is another image of this bird.

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Say’s Phoebe, Immature, No 2.

The other Phoebe was buzzing around close by. Eventually, chasing this one away!

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