One of the things we will see on this morning’s bird walk is a large nesting colony of Great Egrets, Snowy Egrets and Cattle Egrets. They have been nesting on Étang de Cimetière in Grand Case for at least several years. One mangrove tree has been a particular favorite of theirs, and over the last few years it has died, perhaps from the stress of supporting so many nests. Below you can see a comparison of the same mangrove tree from 2010, 2012 and 2013. Although the tree has died and is gradually falling apart, it seems the egrets will continue nesting there until it is gone entirely.
The bird walk is this morning at 9am, meeting in the parking lot of the Grand Case post office. More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/156943877813610/
