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Oh heck, I just had to go down to Venice Rookery again if for no other reason then to just simply watch life go by. Since I had a whole bunch of photographers who have never been there, it made it all the better. This Great Egret is coming in for a landing at the rear of the colony. I was all set to get the final flaps when the tress of the colony got in the way.

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And of course, no trip would be complete without Great Blue Heron images. This one is bringing in grasses to his mate waiting in the nest to win some favors. It’s that “birds and the bees” time and they’ll do anything for a little whoppie.

Photos captured by D3, 600VR w/TC-14e on Lexar UDMA digital film