Spring was already in full swing at the Largo Botanical Gardens in late March.
The butterfly garden was full of monarchs.
A few of the critters at the gardens.
More monarchs to come. The milkweed was full of caterpillars.
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Critters at Chesnut Park.
Driving into the park, I caught a deer getting a snack in trees.
Creepy little critters.
Cute bigger critters.
Someone had left bird seed along the boardwalk earlier that morning. Only the titmouse and cardinals were eating it.
A few other flying critters including the grackle on the right getting nesting material.
This little common yellowthroat was checking me out. They usually hide deep in the bushes but he was not shy.
Some of the pretty things along the boardwalk.
All the usual wildlife at Chesnut Park
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.
Lots of 4 legged critters
As I was driving into Circle B Bar Reserve early in the morning, I saw a wild hog family. The little piglets look so cute when they are young. I stopped the car and rolled down the window and they took off into the brush.
Little bunny.
Turtles were everywhere.
And a big fish! Is he coming up for air?
Lots of fun critters at Circle B Bar Reserve.
Cute and creepy critters.
Some little critters.
Some medium size critters.
A big critter eating a slightly smaller critter.
A few smaller critters out in the marsh.
Fun critters in the fog at Circle B Bar Reserve.
Assorted critters at the Botanical Gardens
It was very quiet on my walk around the Botanical Gardens in Largo in late August. I did manage to find a few fun critters hanging around in the heat.
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A late February walk at Circle B Bar Reserve
Great blue herons were all over the park. Including several sitting on nests.
A green heron was stalking something.
A sparrow hiding in the bushes.
The only black bellied whistling ducks I saw. The park use to be full of them. You could hear their whistling all over the park. I’m not sure why there are only a few now.
The robins were scrounging on the ground for bugs.
A lost royal tern. He should be at the beach.
A wood stork showing off. He was actually moving his foot around on the ground to stir up the bugs, frogs or snakes to eat.
A limpkin taking a break.
I caught a blue gray gnatcatcher being still for just a second.
A red shoulder hawk up high.
A marsh rabbit on Marsh Rabbit Run trail.
A few things I saw on my walk at Circle B Bar Reserve.
All kinds of critters
Little critters
Bigger critters
Flying critters
Fish eating critters
Sand critter
Chesnut Park and Safety Harbor on a recent Saturday .
The usual critters
Cute critters at Chesnut Park.
Hawks, woodpeckers and a lubber
A Cooper’s hawk sitting near his nest. The babies were too small to see them when I took this. The nest was pretty far back off the boardwalk.
Juvenile red shoulder hawks were finally big enough to move around off the nest.
A pileated woodpecker and a downy woodpecker were both looking for bugs. The downy already had a snack.
Tufted titmouse live in the park all year round.
Grasshoppers were starting to invade the park. This one is a baby lubber. He’ll turn all yellow when he grows up.
Bunnies at the park.