The return of baby delivery birds. Don't call it a comeback.
#ThrowbackThursday At the turn of the 20th century, the feathers of elegant colonial nesting species were considered very valuable to the fashion industry. The feathers were collected in huge numbers as birds were shot off of Rookeries, some of America’s first federal wildlife regulations protected birds from plume hunting and near extinction. Slowly, their populations have recovered and today, herons and egrets find the productive summer waters of Armand Bayou to be ideal habitat. #TBT #conservation #wildlife 📸: Gary Seloff
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