Tag Archives: anhinga

My first sora rail

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

As I walked around the small lake, I saw nothing unusual. A cormorant swimming by. A female anhinga posed for me with her funny face. Anhingas are common at this lake. They sit on the boardwalk rail and don’t even move … Continue reading →

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Nothing unusual at Circle B Bar Reserve – Skywatch Friday

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

Limpkin posing for me. I have heard there are babies there but I keep missing them. Pied grebe scratching an itch. Male anhinga posing. The baby great blue heron all grown up. Another great blue heron nest. This one is … Continue reading →

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So many birds at Circle B Bar Reserve – Skywatch Friday

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

Right as I got on the trail this glossy ibis went flying over my head. Female anhinga. She was posing too nice not stop and take a picture. She was so close to the trail and I only had my fixed … Continue reading →

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Backyard visitors – Skywatch Friday

Posted on December 27, 2012 by

Juvenile blue heron on my neighbor’s dock. He must have been born late this summer since he hasn’t started to turn blue yet. Palm or yellow rump warbler running around in the grass below the bedroom window. Mockingbird stealing a … Continue reading →

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Cool birds on my Thanksgiving walk – Skywatch Friday

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

Blast-off of white ibis. We were quietly standing on the trail watching a group of ibis feeding in a small pond. All of a sudden they all took off. I didn’t see if maybe an eagle flew by or maybe … Continue reading →

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Weekend visitors in the backyard

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

Every once in while the tide is so low that you can see the sand in the backyard. I walked out on the dock to see if there were any tiny crabs in the sand and I saw the above … Continue reading →

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Birds and butterflies at Chesnut Park

Posted on September 23, 2012 by

I haven’t seen a Carolina wren in a while. This one was sitting on the boardwalk rail, waiting for a handout. The usual “no birds are around so I’ll take pictures of dragonflies” shot. Butterfly in the sun. I did … Continue reading →

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Boyd Hill Preserve on a hot summer morning

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

Baby moorhen is not much bigger than the lily pad flower. Male anhinga showing off on a platform. I don’t know what that little concrete platform is in the middle of this lagoon. Maybe at one point it was a … Continue reading →

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Roosevelt Wetlands – Skywatch Friday

Posted on July 26, 2012 by

I can’t tell what this is. I snapped this picture really quick and then it flew off. It would have been nice to have some side pictures. It was cute sitting there on the branch. Great egret fly-by. Male anhinga … Continue reading →

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Baby birds at Gatorland

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

More like sibling rivalry than brotherly love. Baby great egrets. Who’s going to win this battle? “Mom, where’s my fish?” “All together now, MOM, where’s our fish?” This tiny one’s beak was bigger than the rest of his body. I … Continue reading →

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