The nanday parakeets are always goofing around.
A male and a female ruby throated hummingbird.
A great egret going by with a snack.
Little critters in the park.
A manatee cruising by the fishing dock.
Big boats going by.
From the fishing pier at Fort Desoto Park.
All lush and green, this was taken in early April before the drought started taking a toll on the marsh.
I did not change the color on this glossy ibis. They were in their breeding feathers and the colors were so deep. When the sun hits them you can really see the patterns.
So many purple gallinules lately. They are so much fun to watch.
One lone baby limpkin. Mom was close by looking for food.
Far out in the marsh, this great egret caught a stick with his fish.
Mom moorhen feeding the baby.
Now that’s lunch! He caught the fish but then moved locations. I caught him right as he was swallowing it.
Early April at Circle B Bar Reserve.
A carolina wren working on a late nest.
A young cardinal sitting on the boardwalk.
This male cardinal was deep in the bushes. Not a good picture but it was funny to see him with that caterpillar squished in his beak.
A grackle on the boardwalk.
She came over a little closer, checking to see if I had a snack to give her.
A very young cooper’s hawk. Just starting to leave the nest.
The nest was a few trees back in the woods. For the last couple of weeks, we could hear the babies screaming for food but it wasn’t until the babies started hopping around and branching closer to the boardwalk that we could see them.
A great egret flies by the boardwalk with a snack.
Besides all of the little critters and four-legged ones, there were a few birds at Chesnut Park in mid-July. Nothing unusual but it was great to the see the baby cooper’s hawk after hearing them scream for weeks and not being able to see them from the nest.
