High Island AWR Galleries

Houston Audubon Society - Smith Oak Rookery:Egrets of the '09 Nesting Season : From mate selection, to nest building, to egg laying, to feeding and caring for young, this is a review of the Great White Egrets of Smith Oaks for the '09 Season

Houston Audubon Society - Smith Oak Rookery:Egrets of the '09 Nesting Season

From mate selection, to nest building, to egg laying, to feeding and c ...

Updated: Sep 27, 2009 12:18am PST

Smith Oaks Rookery - Baby Egrets 5/18/09 : This photoshoot was primarily to keep tabs on the growth of the new born Great White Egrets. Most are 5 to 6 weeks old now and are getting ready to fly. There is more adult flight now than anytime since nest building. Many they are demo flights for junior.

Smith Oaks Rookery - Baby Egrets 5/18/09

This photoshoot was primarily to keep tabs on the growth of the new bo ...

Updated: Jun 27, 2009 3:17pm PST

Smith Oaks Rookery - About to Fly 5/14/09 : In the past week a number of the egrets have begun to practice flight. The rest are eating out consuming the meal, bill and all. A few spoonbill are on the nest, but most are cooling off in the pond.

Smith Oaks Rookery - About to Fly 5/14/09

In the past week a number of the egrets have begun to practice flight. ...

Updated: May 17, 2009 10:17pm PST

High Island on 5/07/09 : The migratory song birds have largely moved on. Some late migrators like the Mourning Warbler are yet to arrive. The Egret young are getting close to begin leaving the nest. The Roseate Spoonbills are waiting in the wings for the Egrets to move out. Some Tri-colored Heron have begun to leave the nest. Part of trial using large(FF) and small sensor(SS) mode and with and without 1.4x teleconverter(TC). Their is a Veery Thrush toward the end of the gallery, my first.

High Island on 5/07/09

The migratory song birds have largely moved on. Some late migrators l ...

Updated: May 10, 2009 5:21am PST

Boy Scout Woods, High Island, on 04/14&16/09 : Photographs of migration birds from the blind in Boy Scout Woods on High Island, TX. There were about 20 species and/or varieties in a 3 hour period.

Boy Scout Woods, High Island, on 04/14&16/09

Photographs of migration birds from the blind in Boy Scout Woods on Hi ...

Updated: May 09, 2009 7:20pm PST

High Island - The Bather and the Watcher 05/05/09 : While a little Tennessee Warbler was watching, someone else was watching.

High Island - The Bather and the Watcher 05/05/09

While a little Tennessee Warbler was watching, someone else was watchi ...

Updated: May 05, 2009 6:20pm PST

Egret Nesting Activities, Smith Oaks 050109 : This is a group of photographs taken at Smith Oaks Rookery managed by the Audubon Society. The photographs show various stages of Egret nesting and young production.

Egret Nesting Activities, Smith Oaks 050109

This is a group of photographs taken at Smith Oaks Rookery managed by ...

Updated: May 04, 2009 2:50am PST

Birds of High Island Wk. of 04/27/09 : This represents an overview of the non-wading/shore birds observed at High Island during the week of April 27, 2009. Some were shot from the blind at Boy Scout Woods, while others in the woods at Smith Oaks close to the Rookery and by the Winnie St. entrance. I photographed my first Yellow Warbler in the woods close to Winnie St. entrance. The budding birder in me wanted to include it in this gallery. The photographer in me cautioned against it.

Birds of High Island Wk. of 04/27/09

This represents an overview of the non-wading/shore birds observed at ...

Updated: May 03, 2009 11:43pm PST

HighIsland on 04/20/09 : First Egret hatchlings and migration of songbirds is at its peak.

HighIsland on 04/20/09

First Egret hatchlings and migration of songbirds is at its peak.

Updated: May 02, 2009 3:19am PST

Birds of HighIsland, Smith Oaks, BSWoods 042209 : This a gallery mostly made up of migrating birds. There are few uniformly illuminated photos like ones taken from the blind utilizing flash as a main light source. This tell the story of walking amongst the warblers. This is a gallery of contrast, light and dark. This is a story of manners, poses, perculiarities of species. and general/specific behaviors.

Birds of HighIsland, Smith Oaks, BSWoods 042209

This a gallery mostly made up of migrating birds. There are few unifo ...

Updated: Apr 28, 2009 1:30am PST

High Island 041409 : The second week in April is beginning. First eggs at Smith Oak are approx. 10 days old. Large influx of juvenile white ibises at Smith Oaks. The trees around the lake are filled with birds, many warblers.

High Island 041409

The second week in April is beginning. First eggs at Smith Oak are ap ...

Updated: Apr 14, 2009 1:40am PST

Smith Oaks Rookery @ High Island on 4/7/09 : Braving beginnings of pneumonia, but only happens a few weeks a year. Egrets still nest building, but laying and hatching. Roseatte Spoonbills waiting on the Egrets nests. In the mean time the spoonbills play 'tag you're it, 'hide and go seek', 'here we go round the mulberry bush,' and other playground games. I did see a couple takin' some serious showers. There are plenty of alligators waiting for lunch to fall from the sky.

Smith Oaks Rookery @ High Island on 4/7/09

Braving beginnings of pneumonia, but only happens a few weeks a year. ...

Updated: Apr 09, 2009 6:37pm PST

HighIslandRookery_P2_032209 : Second part of the exciting day at Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX. Egrets nest building and the Roseatte Spoonbills waiting their turn.

HighIslandRookery_P2_032209

Second part of the exciting day at Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX ...

Updated: Mar 26, 2009 10:52pm PST

HighIslandRookery_Pt1_032209 : This begins the official mating season at the Smith Oaks Rookery at High Island, TX. Egrets, Roseatte Spoonbills, and Neotropical Cormorants are there with one large and looming figure of a Great Blue Heron.

HighIslandRookery_Pt1_032209

This begins the official mating season at the Smith Oaks Rookery at Hi ...

Updated: Mar 26, 2009 10:51pm PST