I wasn’t expecting to find anything new at the Largo Nature Preserve in early December. I did find some usual wintering birds including a blue-gray gnatcatcher and a yellow rumped warbler.
Yellow crowned night herons hang out along the boardwalk that circles the small lake. Years ago they nested here but I haven’t seen any nests in a long time.
A female blue winged teal is common here in the winter.
Northern shovelers are occasionally seen here in the winter. There were several males and females on this morning.
A pied grebe was running away.
I found some tiny critters trying to hide on the leaves.
The bald cypress trees were starting to show their fall colors.
Hello Dina,
Beautiful nature photos, the birds are lovely, cute captures of the moth and grasshopper. The trees are lovely. Thank you for linking up and sharing your critter post. Take care, have a great weekend.
Great image of the Night Heron.