{"id":545,"date":"2010-05-18T12:48:13","date_gmt":"2010-05-18T18:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/?p=545"},"modified":"2016-02-17T17:30:43","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T00:30:43","slug":"feathered-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kristinepaulsenphotography.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/18\/feathered-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Egret :: Birds at the Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge"},"content":{"rendered":"

On another one of my photo adventures with my visiting brother, we checked out the Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge<\/a>.\u00a0 I’d never been before, and it was definitely worth the trip. It’s a gorgeous spot with all sorts of bird activity.\u00a0 I should mention, I love birds. LOVE ’em.\u00a0 Perhaps this has something to do with the fact that I grew up with canaries as pets and have two pet birds of my own (Flash the parrotlet and Mozart the canary).\u00a0 Or my love for them could be because they’re just so darn cool.\u00a0 Don’t tell me you aren’t envious of their wings and ability to fly!<\/p>\n

Anyway, these are some of my favorite photos from our excursion – enjoy!\u00a0 The highlight for me was seeing the Great Egret<\/a>.\u00a0 What a cool dude!\u00a0 And if you get a chance, you should swing by and visit the refuge.\u00a0 It’s lovely!<\/p>\n

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This was an interesting specimen of the Great Red-Headed Brother.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Seriously stunning!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Osprey.<\/p><\/div>\n

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This is the great egret – isn’t he gorgeous! He did some dancing for me in between digging around for grub.<\/p><\/div>\n

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More dancing – look at those wings!<\/p><\/div>\n

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I love the way they fly. Just so beautiful.<\/p><\/div>\n

Cheers,<\/p>\n

-Kristine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On another one of my photo adventures with my visiting brother, we checked out the Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge.\u00a0 I’d never been before, and it was definitely worth the trip. It’s a gorgeous spot with all sorts of bird activity.\u00a0 I should mention, I love birds. LOVE ’em.\u00a0 Perhaps this has something to do with…<\/p>\n

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