All the usual wildlife at Chesnut Park

On January 5, 2019December 20, 2018 By dinajohnstonIn bird photography1 Comment

I saw a hawk sitting on the pole holding up the volleyball net. A few minutes later it started to rain. I ducked under cover but he just sat there through the quick shower.

All of the usual birds were at Chesnut Park in early November, including the female common yellowthroat warbler.

Two different female American redstarts came out of hiding for a few seconds.

I think this is a female painted bunting, which is fairly rare to see at this park.

Other critters at the park including that alligator in the top picture with a huge fish hanging out of his mouth.

Summer critters on summer flowers

On October 8, 2018October 9, 2018 By dinajohnstonIn bird photography4 Comments

Lots of little critters buzzing around at Lettuce Lake in August.

Not many birds but I did see a juvenile northern parula and a red-eyed vireo.

This was the last time I saw the swallow-tail kites, in mid-August. One was flying over the boardwalk. They all left town to head south for the winter.

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Early April at Fort Desoto

On June 25, 2018June 26, 2018 By dinajohnstonIn bird photography2 Comments

Pretty flowers on the trail to the beach.

A few of the usual birds on the beach.

I looked back as I was leaving the parking lot and saw the cardinal checking himself out on my side mirror.

A northern parula was the only bird in the woods in early April.

An osprey checking me out.

A pelican flying by and a common bird soaring over the beach in the summer, a frigatebird.

The storm clouds were moving in at Fort Desoto.

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My favorite little birds

On August 23, 2017August 23, 2017 By dinajohnstonIn bird photography3 Comments

Northern parula.

Titmouse are fun. Including the juvenile one in the bottom 2 pictures. Screaming for Mom to bring food.

This year I’ve seen a lot of chickadees around. They’ve been very accommodating.

I thought there was going to be a fight over the feeder. The chickadee left and came back after the cardinal left. The nature center at Lettuce Lake park has several bird feeders up this year. The one above was hanging in a tree near the trail.