2019-06-01 Outdoor Photographer

from Central and South America. Usu-
ally mid-April to early May has the
greatest population of these beautiful
songbirds. You can photograph from
the boardwalks, which shield you from
the birds to some extent. Reddish egrets
are popular, colorful subjects.
In addition to using a blind, you can
always set up on the ground near a water-
hole and use your “pretend to be invisi-
ble” blind. Stay quiet and minimize your

movement, and you’ll be amazed by what

flies in.

Whether you find an established

photo blind, pack your own or shoot

from your car, enjoy the congrega-

tions that water sources offer for wild-

life photography. OP

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A great egret, a brown pelican and a

double-crested cormorant perch on a

small sandbar in a large estuary in the

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of duckweed in a swampy pond

on nature conservancy property

in Louisiana.