Birds of Florida Category
Glossy Ibis in Breeding Colors
Posted on January 2, 2014 Leave a Comment
Taken on Merritt Island, Florida last winter. Looking forward to this years birding trip! Click on image to appreciate this stunner!
Mottled Duck
Posted on December 1, 2013 Leave a Comment
Snapped in my backyard. What a showoff! Click on the image to see a larger version.
Red-bellied Woodpecker, Female
Posted on November 22, 2013 1 Comment
She suddenly showed up for a split second while I was shooting the blue jay pics. I got one shot off and this was it!
My Little Family of Blue Jays
Posted on November 21, 2013 2 Comments
I have a family of five blue jays. I had a pair that had four babies that fledged in my garden last spring. They would bring them everyday from the nest to my fenced-in side garden, which is also canopied by a sky vine draped over a strawberry guava tree. It offered protection as they […]
Cormorants
Posted on November 8, 2013 2 Comments
Is there a bird with a more beautiful eye? Last weekend Lita and I spent a full day of birding at Green Cay, Wakodahatchee and Loxahatchee. AT the end of the day we were back at Wakodahatchee to practice our panning shots on the cormorants. I feel so out of practice with panning! No new […]
Green Heron
Posted on November 4, 2013 2 Comments
I love when the green heron shows off his beautiful blue mohawk. Here are a few shots of a handsome fellow I got at Wakodahatchee Wetlands this weekend: I got heat-stroke this day of birding. It was 90 degrees in November! I’m glad that the weather is finally going to get cooler and I’m ready […]
Warbler Love
Posted on October 25, 2013 1 Comment
Yesterday I had a free morning to bird Tall Cypress Nature Preserve where I linked up with some other birders in hunt for the Yellow-billed Cuckoo as well as any of the migratory warblers. I managed to add both the Yellow-billed Cuckoo and the Indigo Buntings to my life list and snag a picture of […]
It’s that time of year again!
Posted on October 8, 2013 Leave a Comment
Fall Migration is starting to heat up here in South Florida. Birders are all excited about a Canada Warbler that has been spotted in both Evergreen Cemetery and Richardson Park, two birding hot spots. I wish I had the time this week to go chase this migratory bird, but alas, it may be one that […]
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