The very common palm warbler. They were falling from the sky. I’ll try not to take too many pictures of them this winter, even though they are the most accommodating birds.
Even though you can’t see his legs in this shot, this is a yellowlegs. He’s a shorebird that should be at the beach. He was all alone in a small marsh.
Another missed baby black bellied whistling duck opportunity. They were far out in the marsh and getting ready for a nap. They were probably going to stay in that spot for hours.
I counted six but I think there were more hiding in the reeds.
Phoebes where everywhere and you could hear that distinct call all over the reserve.
This common yellowthroat sat still for 20 seconds. Long enough for me to get the above. Then he took off.
A barred owl was sleeping close to the trail and everyone was stopping to watch him. He would not wake up and he was hidden behind a lot of branches. We kept going down trail and an hour later when we came back, he was still sleeping.
“This is how I eat my dinner. Bang the fish on the branch so he won’t wiggle when he goes down my throat.”
Yes, I have a ton of blue-gray gnatcatcher shots. But they are so cute and there were so many of them.
The great blue heron doesn’t bang his fish before swallowing. He flips it over a few times and swallows it wiggling.
More of the usual stuff from Circle B Bar Reserve. The first weekend in November was perfect. Although we were a little cold starting out. 50 degrees at 8am. I didn’t even take my jacket off until we got in the car at noon.
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Lovely photos, Dina. I really like the sleepy owl.
So wonderful. Have you ever thought of leading birding tours through the park? (I’m sort of serious here.)
All at shot. Love the birds that caught the fish and to learn how they eat them.
Really nice images. It’s time again to start thinking about another visit to Florida:)
Beautiful birds! I especially like the last one!
Lea
Love your great shots, really like the Great Blue Heron photos. Watching them catch and eat fish is so amazing.
love the little warbler….I like the cute roundish shaped birds for sure ….
Brilliant pictures
Very nice photos! I REALLY want to go to CBBR soon – it’s about 1.5 hrs from us. Went a number of years ago in December and it was fabulous. Thanks for posting this 🙂
I think that’s when we met. The December 09 meet up. It is time to get back out there. Still the same.
Each photo more wonderful than the last! Loved them all! (Six baby ducks though…how sweet!)