Another Great Day – Mickey Maguire Photo

My wife and I had another great day at Prairie Oaks Metro Park. Well, it was really just about an hour and a half.

We headed to the park around 8:00 AM because we had low-altitude cloud cover and lighting was diffused. I knew that rain would be here later in the day; however, we had plenty of time to get some excellent pictures and head back home for a late morning breakfast.

My wife was reading in the car while I went down to the water one last time before we headed for home. About two minutes later a big egret landed across from me on the opposite shore. Lucky me!

I had a Nikon D5600 and the Sigma 150-600mm “Contemporary” lens in my hand. I was also carrying my Manfrotto tripod.

I started shooting…

Egret, like heron, only catch fish they can swallow whole.

This robin was hoping around catching grubs.

Each week, it seems, there are new wild flowers to photograph. These delicate beauties caught my eye.

This park is host to a multitude of birds. Today, they were all feeding actively. The only residents I did not see were the cormorants. Well, maybe next time.