We had been to the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in December 2005. This time we were a bit earlier in the year and the weather was nicer. We took a lot more photos.
Here is a little blue heron:
Lots of birds in the distance including ibis, herons and egrets:
This was the only cormorant we saw:
A glossy ibis:
Another tri-colored heron who had just asserted superiority over a little blue heron:
A great egret and some snowy egrets. Notice the great egret has a yellow bill and the snowy egrets have black bills:
Then we saw a reddish egret, a bird we have not seen much of and had no good photos of until now:
Some kind of sandpiper:
A great blue heron (GBH) with breeding plumage:
Another GBH, who is asserting superiority over a great egret that is hidden from view:
