Tag: white peacock butterfly

Butterflies and reflections

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Monarch butterflies were loving the blooming thistle when I was at Possum Branch Preserve at the end of April.

I was passing by a small pond and noticed several water birds. A roseate spoonbill, a tricolored heron and a great egret were all feeding together. Or, were they looking at their reflections in the water? Do they know it’s themselves or do they think they are looking at another bird?

A spoonbill was peeking out at me from the top of a bald cypress tree.

A great blue heron looking majestic before taking off.

A swallowtail butterfly on the thistle.

White peacocks are very common here.

I think this is a yellowjacket on the buttonbush.

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The usual suspects.

On By dinajohnstonIn bird photography3 Comments

It was not that early in the morning at the start of October when I went for a walk at the Roosevelt Wetlands. The sun was already high in the sky over the marsh.

All of the usual birds were there including a green heron and two tricolored herons.

Another usual bird, a female anhinga, was drying off her wings.

I was hoping to see some winter ducks but it was still a little early and most of the ducks were mallards.

There was a lone blue winged teal. Hopefully more will show up soon.

A loggerhead shrike in his element, sitting on a wire.

A male anhinga (on the far right) was crashing this tricolored heron convention.

Another usual thing here is a white peacock.

Most of the parks along the coast were closed due to flooding from Hurricane Helene and Roosevelt Wetlands was one of the few open in early October. The water levels were high but the trail was still dry. I was hoping to find some fall migraters or early winter birds but only the usual suspects were here.

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