Palm Warbler. CREW
Great Egret coming into his breeding colors. CREW.
Male Painted Bunting. CREW, along the north trail.
Painted Bunting. Unfortunate stick, but, I am always happy and slightly amazed when I come across one of these beauties.
Common Yellowthroat. Deep in the brush, CREW. A Warbler that I find anything but Common !
Mother Sandhill Crane with two new Colts. Harns Marsh.
A young Sandhill Crane colt. I think they must grow into those feet !
Hummingbird coming !
One Wood Stork on the wing.
Four Wood Storks. Collectively, they are known as a "clatter" or a "muster."
Female Boat-tailed Grackle bring home some nesting material.
Eastern Phoebe on the perch.
Swallow-tailed Kite. Black above and underneath white.
A Tufted Titmouse. Keeping a wary eye to the sky.
Swallow-tail from the underside. Quite an elegant bird.
Sandhill Crane at Harns Marsh. This one was not practicing Social distancing.
Three Sandhill Cranes
Barred Owl. Just off the path at CREW Bird Rookery.
American Kestrel on a Power pole.
Black-crowned Night Heron. CREW Bird Rookery.
Red-shouldered Hawk, near the parking lot at CREW.
Burrowing Owl. Marco Island.
Annoyed Osprey après le bain.
Hungry young ones to feed.
Mama and chick.
I took this image with Jim Robellard’s 800mm lens, while he was shooting with my set-up. The good news is, they are both fantastic !
Osprey going out for a quick hunt.
Announcing his return.
Bald Eagle at first light.
Greater Yellowlegs. Reflecting at Ten Thousand Islands.
Great Egret, reflection - Ten Thousand Island Observation Tower.
Greater Yellowlegs.
Common Gallinule with a clam.
White -eyed Vireo
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Warbler.
Yellow-throated Warbler. Ten Thousand Islands.
Male Grackle gathering nest material.
The incredible iridescence of the Glossy Ibis.
Green Heron in the Red Mangroves.
Grey-headed Swamphen. Harns Marsh.
A pair of Grey-headed Swamphens. Also known as Purple Swamphens.
Snail Kite. Harns Marsh.
The top view of the Snail Kite.
Blue Winged Teal.
Loggerhead Shrike. Looks like a military uniform.
Snowy Egret. Mediterra, 17 South pond.
Great Crested Flycatcher. Mediterra
Merlin. Estero Bay Preserve.
Peregrine Falcon. Estero Bay Preserve.
Peregrine Falcon. Estero Bay Preserve.
The undercounted colors of a Tri-colored Heron, on the mudflats at Estero Bay Preserve. I count at least six !