Message of the Day – A Bird

Observant folks driving past the outlet of Crystal Lake saw this egret standing in the spillway.

After taking my son to South Elementary School on Tuesday, October 3rd, I parked at Gate 3 and went to take some pictures.

I got several of the egret standing in the shallow, running water.

I wonder what kind of food it is looking for.

I walked closer, I guess I scared it, because it took off.

A woman walking from the Main Beach thought she made it take flight, but I think it was my movements.

When not on the spillway, it could often be seen with a gray companion perched on the barge from which 4th of July fireworks are launched.

I suppose this is the same bird that I caught on a large tree hanging out over the water at Beach 7 this summer.

It’s probably the same one we saw near Gate 21 while out on our pontoon boat.

Since the temperature dropped 40 degrees in 48 hours the middle of this week, I haven’t sighted the egret again.

I wonder how far south it winters.

The egret is not the only bird feeding near the little dam. My son pointed out a blue heron the first part of July, but I didn’t get as good a photo of it.


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