We started our morning at Lake Purdy. Water levels were so low that deer were grazing in an area that I'm pretty sure is usually under water. Regardless, we saw a few birds and animals. We started by pulling over at the Cox Creek Bridge on Highway 119.
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| Great Blue Heron and a Great Egret in the water with a Great Egret in flight |
We then moved on to see more of the lake near a fishing center less than 2 miles east on Highway 119.
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| Brown-headed nuthatch |
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| Brown-headed nuthatch |
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| Great Blue Heron |
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| I have never seen a Great Blue Heron float like a duck! |
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| That's a fish in his mouth! |
We then headed to East Lake Park in Birmingham. On our last visit months ago, we had seen various types of herons. We didn't find any herons but did see a few other interesting birds including babies.
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| Red-headed woodpecker |
After some quick lunch, our next stop was the Birmingham Zoo. We had two hours to kill there before their members' appreciation event with free ice cream sundaes.
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