I had not been to the Roosevelt wetlands since May and by the end of October it was time for a trip back. The native muhly grass was blooming bright pink all over the trail.
The trail also had common sneezeweed blooming.
I’m not sure what this great blue heron was eating but it didn’t look yummy.
A coot came close to the edge of the pond.
I could only find a few wintering birds. A prairie warbler and a house wren.
I was scanning the pond for otters (which I didn’t find this day) and saw something dive down on the trail out of the corner of my eye. At first I thought it was a red shoulder hawk and almost didn’t pay attention but something made me look twice.
It was a northern harrier. It’s the first time I’ve seen one here at this wetlands and in Pinellas county. She stayed for a few seconds and flew off towards the landfill. I waited for a while but she didn’t come back.
Just me and my shadow on the overgrown trail.
I took the above with my phone. I love seeing the pink grass. It only turns pink in the fall here. We had it in front of our back screened porch in Tampa and I miss it. We don’t have a good full sunny spot to plant it in our townhome.
Gorgeous! I love visiting wetlands for all the bird watching, but wow, those grasses are stunning too! Visiting from SSPS.
Beautiful!!
Beautiful photos – but yours always are! I’m so glad you visit each week to share your shots!
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Gorgeous photos. The muhly grass is stunning!
In many areas pink is Florida’s “autumn” color. Vast swaths of muhly grass at sunrise gives us a whole new perspective on scenes that might be dull looking the rest of the year.
Finding great birds on your pink quest is certainly a nice bonus!
And do you know out of all your stunning photos the one that I go ahhhhh with a big smile at? Yes, you’re right the common house wren 🙂 Thanks for making my day.
Wren x
Wow amazing birdlife
What a thrill this would have been to capture the Northern Harrier with your camera.
I love wetlands. There is so much diversity. And if you quietly linger there is always deems to be something that makes the visit very special.
These pampas grasses look wonderful
Lovely muhly grass!
I guess the Great Blue Heron found it yummy 😀
Norther harriers are such awesome and spectacular birds. We used to see them a lot at our previous place next to the marsh.
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Oh my goodness, the wetlands are gorgeous! And your photos are stunning.
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