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The intrepid canoeists are seen in the Indian River Lagoon with the Vero Beach power plant off in the distance to the north. |
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A Great Egret beating its way toward the rookery island. . . . |
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. . . .and a Tricolored Heron. . . . |
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. . . .and a Great Blue Heron. |
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| Two more species of birds nesting on the island include the Great Blue Heron, at upper left, standing over its nest, and the Double-crested Cormorant, at upper right, seen with a nestling popping its head out of the nest. | |
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| Another bird species nesting on the island is the Cattle Egret. Seen here, above left and below, in flight, and at right with the long feathers denoting its breeding plumage. | |
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ABOVE: A Cattle Egret flies in with a little twig for its nest. LEFT: A distant view of a Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron standing on the shore of the island. |
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| A real surprise came when an American Oystercatcher landed right next to my kayak and then proceeded to walk around it. The Oystercatcher might have found my kayak's color to be a bit alluring since the kayak is the same garish colors as the bird's bill. | |
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images and text copyright Pelican Island Audubon Society. E-mail: piaudubon@bellsouth.net |
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