Mr. Grumpy (great blue heron) greeted me when I got to the Largo Nature Preserve in early January. It was chilly so that might have been why he was fluffed up.
Blue-gray gnatcatchers were everywhere.
A limpkin was across the pond and had a snack.
The pied grebes were still being cute. I don’t often see 2 together.
It looked like they were having a spat over something.
A little later I saw one of them with a big crawfish.
The pretty grackle was yelling at me for being on his boardwalk.
I found an alligator in a corner of the pond. The first shot up close is with my camera and the 2nd one is with my phone so I wasn’t too close. Plus, I was on the boardwalk.
The sun was trying to come out as I walked around the boardwalk. It was a little chilly this morning and I was thinking I might not find too much but you never know.
Nice chilly day series.
We are so spoiled. Our Florida “usual suspects” would make a North Dakota birder quite envious. Especially in early January!
Beautiful photos! We have seen our local Great Blue Heron just this week; I am guessing it’s finally warm enough for them to migrate back.
a very calm sunrise
Pretty sky photo. The gator really blends in. That’s one angry grackle!
You know some cutie pies.
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