Roseate Spoonbills, building nest and mating
Jun 5, 2017 18:46:06 #
Pictures taken mid-May near Jefferson Island, LA. Shot across an alligator infested waterway, 200 To 250 ft away from nesting site. Roseates will only nest on islands or "trees in water" where alligators can protect their young from would be predators.
Jun 5, 2017 18:52:41 #
DHThomas
Loc: Baton Rouge, LA
Nice pictures! I need to check out that location. I have been going to Lake Martin, but the spoonbills are nesting deeper into the rookery this year, further away from the trail.
Jun 5, 2017 19:07:30 #
hipoint wrote:
Pictures taken mid-May near Jefferson Island, LA. Shot across an alligator infested waterway, 200 To 250 ft away from nesting site. Roseates will only nest on islands or "trees in water" where alligators can protect their young from would be predators.
Good set. Great colors.
Jun 5, 2017 19:39:42 #
hipoint wrote:
Pictures taken mid-May near Jefferson Island, LA. Shot across an alligator infested waterway, 200 To 250 ft away from nesting site. Roseates will only nest on islands or "trees in water" where alligators can protect their young from would be predators.
These are quite nicely done ! ........Thanks for sharing
Spoonbill rookeries can be quite challenging ........curious to know the lens you used if these are 200+ FEET ?? Thanks.
Jun 6, 2017 05:19:11 #
hipoint wrote:
Pictures taken mid-May near Jefferson Island, LA. Shot across an alligator infested waterway, 200 To 250 ft away from nesting site. Roseates will only nest on islands or "trees in water" where alligators can protect their young from would be predators.
Nice set.
Jun 6, 2017 07:03:58 #
Jun 6, 2017 08:40:09 #
Pics shot with a Nikon D7100 and the old version Tamron 150 - 600 mm lens
Jun 6, 2017 12:01:32 #
Jun 7, 2017 00:20:40 #
Jun 7, 2017 09:15:02 #
hipoint wrote:
Pictures taken mid-May near Jefferson Island, LA. Shot across an alligator infested waterway, 200 To 250 ft away from nesting site. Roseates will only nest on islands or "trees in water" where alligators can protect their young from would be predators.
A very beautiful set, hipoint, and love the spoonies!
Jun 7, 2017 09:58:10 #
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