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These photos were taken at the Sundown Island Spring Workday. Volunteers work together to get the island ready for breeding season.
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SundownIsland > Diane Nunley, from Port Lavaca, digs in!  She is helping plant new trees at one of the plots near the shed. (Photo credit: Hannah Olson)
Diane Nunley, from Port Lavaca, digs in! She is helping plant new tre ...
SundownIsland > (L to R) Richard Prater, Mark Elwonger, Tyler Wilkinson and Neal Irvin work on planting the new trees. (Photo credit: Rebeka Olson)
(L to R) Richard Prater, Mark Elwonger, Tyler Wilkinson and Neal Irvin ...
SundownIsland > A group of volunteers, corralled just before lunch: (L to R): Peggy and Tyler Wilkinson, Mark Elwonger, Marcy Spears, Diane Nunley, Nelda and Abel DeLeon. (Photo credit: Hannah Olson)
A group of volunteers, corralled just before lunch: (L to R): Peggy an ...
SundownIsland > After lunch, a group of volunteers headed out to disassemble nesting stands and another to check out which birds were nesting already.  Note the nesting stand in the forefront. The cyclone fencing has already been removed.  (Photo credit: Marcy Spears)
After lunch, a group of volunteers headed out to disassemble nesting s ...
SundownIsland > Abe Moore (Texas Parks & Wildlife), with camera, was trying to position himself to take photos of Isaac and Ed Olson taking off the cyclone fencing. Hannah (green) was taking photos for the Web site.  (Photo credit: Marcy Spears)
Abe Moore (Texas Parks & Wildlife), with camera, was trying to positio ...
SundownIsland > Ed Olson stops to explain what he is doing for Abe Moore, who is filming the crew while they take the nesting stands apart. Ed and his sons and daughters built many of the nesting stands on the island, when they were needed to protect the Pelicans and their chicks. (Photo credit: Hannah Olson)
Ed Olson stops to explain what he is doing for Abe Moore, who is filmi ...
SundownIsland > Isaac Olson, who most likely helped build this nesting stand with his Dad, Ed Olson, tugs off the attached fencing. Isaac has been gone for two years on a church mission, but returned just in time to help with workday. When he was in high school, he did his Eagle Scout project on the island, planting trees for habitat. (Photo credit: Hannah Olson)
Isaac Olson, who most likely helped build this nesting stand with his ...
SundownIsland > Kyle Haley, Richard Prater and Jeremy Cecil remove the cyclone fencing on another nesting stand while Abe Moore films the event. Niell Irvin and Rob Muir (GLO) are standing by to help. (Photo credit: Rebeka Olson)
Kyle Haley, Richard Prater and Jeremy Cecil remove the cyclone fencing ...
SundownIsland > Ed Olson (red), Doug Wilkinson (brown) and Mark Elwonger (tan) remove the fencing from another nesting stand. (Photo credit: Rebeka Olson)
Ed Olson (red), Doug Wilkinson (brown) and Mark Elwonger (tan) remove ...
SundownIsland > Doug Wilkinson rolls up the fencing on this nesting stand. (Photo credit: Hannah Olson)
Doug Wilkinson rolls up the fencing on this nesting stand. (Photo cred ...
SundownIsland > Rob Muir (front) and Kyle Haley prepare to pull off the fencing on this nesting stand.  (Photo credit: Marcy Spears)
Rob Muir (front) and Kyle Haley prepare to pull off the fencing on thi ...
SundownIsland > This Reddish Egret is all decked out in breeding plummage. Note the bright pink bill and the bright blue coloration of the lores (near the eyes). (Photo credit: Diane Nunley).
This Reddish Egret is all decked out in breeding plummage. Note the br ...
SundownIsland > On this group of trees there were three white morph Reddish Egrets with two Reddish Egrets. The White Morphs are generally less numerous, but I was surprised to see so many this year. (Photo credit: Marcy Spears)
On this group of trees there were three white morph Reddish Egrets wit ...
SundownIsland > Reddish Egrets (Photo credit: Marcy Spears)
Reddish Egrets (Photo credit: Marcy Spears)
SundownIsland > Reddish Egrets (Photo credit: Marcy Spears)
Reddish Egrets (Photo credit: Marcy Spears)
SundownIsland > White morph Reddish Egret. Note the bright blue lores and bright pink bill. Stunning! (Photo credit: Marcy Spears)
White morph Reddish Egret. Note the bright blue lores and bright pink ...
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