Just a few scenes from one of our favorite Florida birding spots. Even at this time of year, mid-June, when the birds are more scarce, it’s a great place for a day hike!
Category Archives: Marsh/Wetlands
Yay…. I think that’s my mom heading this way! I’m starving! We’re still seeing lots of nest activity in our local wetlands, even though it’s mid-June already. This Great Egret youngster looked pretty excited when he saw his parent heading back to the nest. “Both parents feed the young by regurgitation. At the age of […]
On Mother’s Day, a friend and I went for a walk at our local refuge, hoping that maybe we’d catch a glimpse of a SwallowtaiI Kite, as we’d heard they were around. Incredibly, two spectacular Kites suddenly appeared toward the end of our walk~!! One performed its magical aerial acrobatics right in front of us, […]
Hard to believe that birds often build their nests in places that are so readily visible to human passersby. These images were all taken from separate and distinct nesting areas – there are many this time of year.
These Sandhill Cranes kept us company most of the morning, as they strolled and foraged along the same trails we chose to walk. They were clearly right at home here, and utterly unperturbed by our presence. Sandhill Crane chicks can leave the nest about 8 hours after hatching (!) but, like this long-legged juvenile above, […]
‘Strikingly slender’, according to Audubon, the Tricolored Heron is an active lone forager in marshes, swamps and other bodies of shallow water. Very common in the Southeast United States, it’s one of our most abundant year-round Florida wetland birds. Same lovely bird, but in breeding plumage this time! Still known to some as the Louisiana […]
These tiny Great Egret chicks were barely visible past the thick foliage 2+ weeks ago! ☺️I went back to this spot last week to see how much they’ve grown, and could barely see a head popping up in the leaves! I’m not sure if all three chicks are still there.The Great Egret‘s nesting period is […]
We’re fortunate to have an abundance of Wood Storks in our local wetlands. “However, because Wood Storks occur only in a small portion of the United States, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lists them as federally threatened.” (All About Birds)Our breeding Wood Storks have been gathering in great numbers for several months now. Some Wood […]
Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. Mary Oliver, Sometimes 4, in Devotions (2017, p. 105)
