Riparian Preserve 6.24.10

I decided to take a chance with the heat this morning and travelled out to Gilbert. Surprisingly, there was quite a lot of birdlife and not many photographers. I was able to spend a leisurely 2 hours strolling between the ponds without fear of disturbing anyone.
By about 8.30 am it had become too warm to stay out, even being in the shade was very uncomfortable.
Here is a selection from the trip:

Great Blue Heron (click to enlarge)


Snowy Egret (click to enlarge)


Neotropic Cormorant (click to enlarge)




















Costa's Hummingbird (click to enlarge)


Mallard (click to enlarge)




















Great Egrets (click to enlarge)




















Dragonfly (click to enlarge)


Pond Slider Turtle (click to enlarge)