White pelicans who should have been north by now. They were still hanging around central Florida in May.
Ibis flyby.
The beautiful black neck swans were nesting. I don’t know if the babies hatched.
Nosy goose.
Grackle with a snackle.
A laughing gull couple far away from the beach.
An injured ibis. He was still able to fly away.
A turtle in the lake.
I took a quick walk around Lake Morton in Lakeland after my long walk at Circle B Bar Reserve before heading home.
Beautiful glossy ibis with the sun shining on his breeding feathers.
A grackle staring at something in the water.
Woody in the woods.
A common yellowthroat warbler hiding in the bushes. Most of the warblers are gone now and are up north for the summer.
Moth or butterfly?
Dragonfly on a stick shot.
Cattails were everywhere. My dad loved cattails. I think they look like poop on a stick.
The gators were growling.
“Don’t give me that innocent look.” I said to the gator.
It’s June 1st. It’s going to be a long hot summer. It’s been hot since early April. These were taken in early May and it was stifling hot already at Circle B Bar Reserve. It’s time to hit the coast for the summer breezes and let the gators nap in peace for a few months.
This phoebe was too friendly not to stop and take his picture.
A juvenile little blue heron sees something in the water.
A limpkin was close to the boardwalk.
Grackle shining in the sun.
The little blue heron was moving around the boardwalk. By next summer he will molt and his new feathers will be all blue.
Another phoebe.
A black and white warbler hanging upside down.
Nothing new at Lettuce Lake on a recent Saturday morning.
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