It was looking like fall, with the grasses fading to brown and the sun much lower in the sky on a recent morning at Donnelley WMA. The water was high in the big pond so wading birds were not feeding. A single Great Egret preened on one end of the Spoonie Tree.

And a Snow Egret posed in the sun on the other end.

Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
October 8, 2024