Snowy Egret Rookery
/As we were driving to the end of the parking lot at Quietwater Beach after our Blue Angels Cruise, I saw blobs of white in the trees just after where the turn was for the highway. I asked my husband to park, and we went to see what the place was. The sign said “James P Morgan Memorial Park and Botanical Gardens” and it was a little oasis of calm in the highly developed area ….full of the continuation of the beach and a stand of live oaks and pines.
On the beach there were several Skimmers.
In the trees were nesting Snowy Egrets (note the red around the eyes of these birds).
There was also a pair of mallards resting (maybe protecting eggs).
The herons made gentle noises…like they were in quiet conversation with each other. The grackle in the pine trees was the noisy one.
The serendipity of finding a place like this made the day even more special!
