One of my favorite trees at Circle B Bar Reserve. A bald cypress in the middle of the lake. It looks like a great blue heron is nesting on it.
Some of the usual birds along the trail.
A few not so common ones, a Wilson’s snipe and a chipping sparrow.
Purple gallinules were all along the trail.
A few crawling critters.
Across the lake, I could just make out the bald eagles sitting on the right side of the tree. You can also see one of the baby’s brown head sticking up off the nest.
Black bellied whistling ducks are a rare sight to see up close. Years ago they would hang out right on the trail and the trees right on the trail would be full of them. Now you can only hear them whistling off in the distance.
A great blue heron with a snack.
The marsh has been overrun with glossy ibis.
A few Wilson’s Snipes have been seen here. This one was on Alligator Alley Trail.
It’s always fun to see the little purple clowns (gallinules).
Green herons have taken over.
Come of the birds on my recent trip to Circle B Bar Reserve.
You do not want to have that beak coming at you!
Green herons doing the “stretch”.
Looking for snacks.
The Wilson’s snipe was trying to sleep.
The glossy ibis was glowing in the sun.
Cute little palm warblers showing off.
A pileated woodpecker high up in the tree.
An anhinga drying off in the sun after a swim.
Pretty in yellow.
These were all taken in late November when the yellow flowers were still in bloom at Circle B Bar Reserve.