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  • A little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) flys over the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida.
    Little blue heron fishing.jpg
  • A great egret (Ardea alba) looks for food from its parent. The nest is located in the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida. Great egrets were hunted almost to extinction for its plumage, used by the fashion industry, in the 1800’s. The Aududon Society was formed during this period to push for protection for the birds from the fashion industry.
    Great egret with chick.jpg
  • A great egret (Ardea alba) prepares to land in a tree located in the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida. Great egrets were hunted almost to extinction for its plumage, used by the fashion industry, in the 1800’s. The Aududon Society was formed during this period to push for protection for the birds from the fashion industry.
    Great egret landing.jpg
  • A cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) looks out on the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. A buff coloration appears on the crown, back, and chest, with the bill and legs turning a vivid red during mating season.
    Cattle egret portrait.jpg
  • A white ibis (Eudocimus albus) lands in a tree  at sunset to roost overnight at the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida.
    White ibis lands in tree.jpg
  • The wood stork (Mycteria americana) an endangered species, sits in the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The wood stork feeds by touch -- moving it's bill back and forth in the water, snapping up prey with its bill. The wood stork's snapping reflex is the fastest of all vertebrates -- 25 miliseconds. The Gatorland bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida.
    Wood stork.jpg
  • A snowy egret (Egretta thula)  examines the shell of a hatched egg in its nest. The nest is located in the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida.
    Snowy egret with egg.jpg
  • A snowy egret (Egretta thula) hunts for fish in the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida. Snowy egrets were hunted almost to extinction for its plumage, used by the fashion industry, in the 1800’s. The Aududon Society was formed during this period to push for protection for the birds from the fashion industry.
    Snowy egret fishing-3.jpg
  • Snowy egret (Egretta thula) chicks underneath a parent in a nest in the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida. It is not unusual for the two stongest chicks to toss a weaker sibling out of the nest to die.
    Snowy egret chicks.jpg
  • A Roseate spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja) lands in a tree next to another spoonbill in the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida.
    Roseate spoonbill.jpg
  • Snowy egret (Egretta thula) chicks look for food from their parent. Snowy egrets were hunted almost to extinction for its plumage, used by the fashion industry, in the 1800’s. The nest is located in the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida.
    Hungry snowy egret chicks.jpg
  • A great egret (Ardea alba) makes a precarious landing in the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida. Great egrets were hunted almost to extinction for its plumage, used by the fashion industry, in the 1800’s. The Aududon Society was formed during this period to push for protection for the birds from the fashion industry.
    Great egret-2.jpg
  • Great egret (Ardea alba) chicks look for food from their parent. The nest is located in the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida. Great egrets were hunted almost to extinction for its plumage, used by the fashion industry, in the 1800’s. The Aududon Society was formed during this period to push for protection for the birds from the fashion industry.
    Great egret with chicks.jpg
  • Great egret (Ardea alba) chicks look for food from their parent. The nest is located in the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida. Great egrets were hunted almost to extinction for its plumage, used by the fashion industry, in the 1800’s. The Aududon Society was formed during this period to push for protection for the birds from the fashion industry.
    Great egret with chicks-2.jpg
  • A great egret (Ardea alba) flys above the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida. Great egrets were hunted almost to extinction for its plumage, used by the fashion industry, in the 1800’s. The Aududon Society was formed during this period to push for protection for the birds from the fashion industry.
    Great egret flying-3.jpg
  • A great egret (Ardea alba) flying in the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida. Great egrets were hunted almost to extinction for its plumage, used by the fashion industry, in the 1800’s. The Aududon Society was formed during this period to push for protection for the birds from the fashion industry.
    Great egret flying.jpg
  • A Great egret (Ardea alba) regurgitates fish to feed its chicks. The nest is located in the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida. Great egrets were hunted almost to extinction for its plumage, used by the fashion industry, in the 1800’s. The Aududon Society was formed during this period to push for protection for the birds from the fashion industry.
    Great egret feeds chicks.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) intently searches for fish in the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida. A Great Blue Heron will wait motionless in water waiting for a fish to come within range. They also prey upon amphibians, small reptiles such as baby alligators and small birds.
    Great blue heron-2.jpg
  • A cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) looks out on the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. A buff coloration appears on the crown, back, and chest, with the bill and legs turning red during mating season.
    Cattle egret.jpg
  • A male anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) regurgitates a fish it caught into the mouth of one of its chicks. The nest is in the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida.
    Anhinga feeds chick.jpg
  • An American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) rears up and emits a loud but low frequency booming sound. On several early mornings the alligators in the swamp would start booming in unison — somewhat eery and unnerving. This courtship behavior bellowing can be heard up to a mile away. The alligator is in the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh near Orlando, Florida. (captive animal)
    Booming American alligator.jpg
  • A snowy egret (Egretta thula) in the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida. Snowy egrets were hunted almost to extinction for its plumage, used by the fashion industry, in the 1800’s.
    Snowy egret.jpg
  • A snowy egret (Egretta thula) dives for a fish in the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida. Snowy egrets were hunted almost to extinction for its plumage, used by the fashion industry, in the 1800’s. The Aududon Society was formed during this period to push for protection for the birds from the fashion industry.
    Snowy egret fishing-2.jpg
  • A snowy egret (Egretta thula) flys away with a fish in its mouth after diving for the fish in the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida. Snowy egrets were hunted almost to extinction for its plumage, used by the fashion industry, in the 1800’s. The Aududon Society was formed during this period to push for protection for the birds from the fashion industry.
    Snowy egret fishing.jpg
  • A great egret (Ardea alba) looks out on the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida. Great egrets were hunted almost to extinction for its plumage, used by the fashion industry, in the 1800’s. The Aududon Society was formed during this period to push for protection for the birds from the fashion industry.
    Great egret in tree.jpg
  • A great egret (Ardea alba) flys above the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida. Great egrets were hunted almost to extinction for its plumage, used by the fashion industry, in the 1800’s. The Aududon Society was formed during this period to push for protection for the birds from the fashion industry.
    Great egret flying-2.jpg
  • A Great egret (Ardea alba) feeds its chicks with fish that it regurgitated. The nest is located in the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida. Great egrets were hunted almost to extinction for its plumage, used by the fashion industry, in the 1800’s. The Aududon Society was formed during this period to push for protection for the birds from the fashion industry.
    Great egret feeds chicks-2.jpg
  • A great egret (Ardea alba) looks out on the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida. Great egrets were hunted almost to extinction for its plumage, used by the fashion industry, in the 1800’s. The Aududon Society was formed during this period to push for protection for the birds from the fashion industry.
    Great egret-3.jpg
  • A great egret (Ardea alba) flying with nesting material in the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida. Great egrets were hunted almost to extinction for its plumage, used by the fashion industry, in the 1800’s. The Aududon Society was formed during this period to push for protection for the birds from the fashion industry.
    Great egret.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) looks out on the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida.
    Great blue heron.jpg
  • Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) and an American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) in the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida. A Great Blue Heron will wait motionless in water waiting for a fish to come within range. They also prey upon amphibians, small reptiles such as baby alligators and small birds.
    Great blue heron with alligator.jpg
  • A cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) flying with nesting material in the Gatorland alligator breeding marsh and bird sanctuary near Orlando, Florida. The bird sanctuary is the largest and most easily accessible wild wading bird rookery in east central Florida. The cattle egret is a prolific nester. They will build in any place that can support a nest, and prefer large colonies mixed with other wading birds, like the alligator breeding marsh at Gatorland.
    Cattle egret flying.jpg
  • A tilapia in its nest in a small pond near the native cypress swamp area of Gatorland. Tilapia are nest builders. Eggs are fertilized in the nest but the parents provide even greater protection by immediately picking up the eggs in their mouth and maintaining them through incubation and for several days after hatching.
    Tilapia.jpg
  • Great egret (Ardea alba) chicks in a nest in a wild wading bird rookery located on the Gatorland property in central Florida. It is not unusual for the two stongest chicks to toss a weaker sibling out of the nest to die.
    Great egret chicks.jpg