I was able to visit the Fontenelle Forest wetlands this
April 6th afternoon. It was a mild but
windy day.
The visit started out with a welcome surprise - a Great
Egret. They are occasional visitors in
the spring so it was a real treat to see it.
Egrets and herons are extremely difficult to approach in Nebraska. I put a 1.4 extender on my 800mm lens and
still needed to severely crop this photo.
A bluebird has returned.
Because of the flood and the beavers, the forest is receding
and the grassy swamp areas are expanding.
Red-winged Blackbirds have been common at this point of previous
springs. I've seen a couple but not the
normal numbers. The reason may be that
the flood destroyed the vegetation that they normally use for nests.
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