COLONIES OF WOOD STORKS & OTHER BIRDS, WAKODAHATCHEE WETLANDS, DELRAY BEACH, FL

   Scattered throughout Wakodahatchee Wetlands are small islands with colonies of breeding Wood Storks and other breeding birds, including Cattle Egrets, Anhingas, Double-crested Cormorants, Great Blue Herons, etc.  Here are photos of some of these colonies.

ANHINGA & CATTLE EGRET, WAKODAHATCHEE WETLANDS, DELRAY BEACH, FL

BREEDING CATTLE EGRETS, WAKODAHATCHEE WETLANDS, DELRAY BEACH, FL

   The Cattle Egrets get beautifull orange plumage for breeding plumage. 

BOAT-TAILED GRACKLES, WAKODAHATCHEE WETLANDS, DELRAY BEACH, FL

   In the first two photos the male Boat-tailed Grackle is on the right and the female on the left.

DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT IN NEST, WAKODAHATCHEE WETLANDS, DELRAY BEACH, FL

TRICOLORED HERONS, WAKODAHATCHEE WETLANDS, DELRAY BEACH, FL

ANHINGAS, WAKODAHATCHEE WETLANDS, DELRAY BEACH, FL