blue gray gnatcather – Page 3 – Dina's Wildlife Adventures

Fly on a sign. Notice the hair on his bottom.

Berries waiting to be eaten.

This blue-gray gnatcatcher was posing for me.

They don’t have any bright colors but their personality makes up for it.

The number of limpkins at the reserve seem lower than in the past. I only saw a few on this visit.

Yummy breakfast.

I’ve been seeing a lot of pileated woodpeckers lately.

Anhinga posing in front of the yellow flowers.

A great blue heron prancing down the trail.

The black bellied whistlers didn’t seem to mind the glossy ibis getting so close.

In a huddle.

Hiding in the yellow flowers.

The usual alligator close to the trail.

The first week in December was perfect. Cool sunny days. I had to get out for yet another long walk at Circle B Bar Reserve.

LorikArt Shine the Divine

The usual friendly gnatcatcher.

Some type of warbler? Looks like a palm warbler but they don’t have the white tips on their wings.

Osprey right over the boardwalk.

Female anhinga right over the boardwalk.

Weird spiky plant.

This guy was right below the boardwalk. I only had my fixed 300mm so this was all I could get.

Yellow crowned night heron looking grumpy.

Ducks on the golf course across the creek.

Bitter gourd or balsam pear are both names for this fruit. You can only eat it when it’s green and then you must cook it. Eating it uncooked or when it’s yellow/orange is very toxic. I think I’ll skip it even though it has a ton of nutritional value.

Male anhinga drying off his feathers (or showing off for the ladies nearby).

I hadn’t been to the Largo Central Park Nature Preserve in months. Since it’s not too far away and I had limited time on a recent Saturday morning I headed over for a visit. It’s a small park with a golf course on one side of it and an electrical plant on one side. Not a lot of birds but I did get to see the otters that live there. More on those later.

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