William H. Wiley
402-875-1809
bill@wmwiley.com
1221 Rockhurst Dr.
Lincoln, NE 68510
Numbering up to 500,000 birds, Snow Geese near the Missouri River take off like a cloud in the sky. Their late fall and late spring migrations provide a spectacular sight for birders.
In the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina, this Tricolored Heron let there be no doubt about who rules the roost.
Great Egrets are tall, long-legged wading birds with long, S-curved necks and long, dagger-like bills. All their feathers are white, while their bills are yellow-orange and the legs black. Great Egrets wade in shallow water (both fresh and salt) to hunt fish, frogs, and other small aquatic animals. They typically stand still and watch for unsuspecting prey to pass by. Then, with startling speed, the egrets strike with a jab of their long neck and bill. They are colonial nesters, typically placing stick nests high in trees, often on islands that are isolated from mammalian predators such as raccoons.
