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Black skimmers at Fort Desoto

Posted on April 27, 2013 by

Skimmers sleeping on an early Saturday morning. I caught this one waking up and heading into the water for a bath. He was busy dipping. And splashing. He flapped a few times and flew back over to the group napping. … Continue reading →

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Storks delivering stork babies.

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

Baby wood storks from across the alligator lake. They were very tiny. Only a few days old. I’m not sure what he was trying to swallow. It looked like it wasn’t going to fit but it went down. Later I … Continue reading →

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Birds at Animal Kingdom

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

This bird was eating something yucky. (Inside the aviary at the safari exhibit) It looks like he was working on a nest. (Inside the aviary at the safari exhibit) Wild grackles were everywhere in the park. This one was watching us … Continue reading →

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Rainbow of birds for spring migration

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

I think the indigo bunting was my favorite bird of the day. Last spring I could not get a decent picture of him. When I first got the woods I saw a flash of blue and didn’t see him again … Continue reading →

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Fashion colors at Gatorland

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

Great egret sporting his lime green “breeding” colors around his beak. Normally, that would be all white. This cattle egret, high up in the trees, has just a hint of pink and orange in his beak. Normally, his beak would … Continue reading →

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Little yellow birds invade Fort Desoto

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

Hooded warblers were everywhere. They were walking around in the grass and posing for everyone. I saw this bird last year but never got a shot so this is my first official hooded warbler shot. Prairie warblers aren’t too common. … Continue reading →

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Red breasted mergansers with orange beaks and feet

Posted on April 7, 2013 by

Above is a short video of the merganser scratching. I spent a dark drizzly morning in February at Honeymoon Island. I walked up to the north end of the trail, out to the beach and saw a small flock of … Continue reading →

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Birds aren’t the one ones eating fish for breakfast.

Posted on April 6, 2013 by

Otters are not quiet when they eat. We heard this guy munching on the fish before we saw him. We knew there were otters running around on the trail and kept our eyes open. We followed this guy down the … Continue reading →

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Great egrets hooking up

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

It all starts here. Great egret couples sitting together. Egret couples were all over the mangroves. Flirting with their lime green breeding colors around the beak and those sexy breeding feathers. Lots of mating action going on. Soon there will … Continue reading →

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Pink baby cotton candy balls

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

“Brother, you are wrong. This is not food.” “Everybody wake up. Time for our morning stretch.” “Look at my face! Isn’t it the cutest?!!” “Too many mouths to feed. I gotta shake it off.” “What are doing Junior? Showing off … Continue reading →

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