A Snowy Egret poses for a simple portrait.

A juvenile Little Blue Heron molting to his adult colors perches on a hedge

A Halloween Pennant alights on a plant briefly, readying itself to take off again

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A Blue-gray Gnatcatcher catches a small insect to feed his hungry fledgling.

A Marbled Godwit downs a tasty treat.

A Willet moves in the area between drying seaweed and grass, pausing intermittently to probe for food.

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A juvenile Killdeer and his reflection in the calm water prove to be a bit of a meditative moment.

Howard Park Beach, Tarpon Springs, Florida

A Laughing Gull finds a dead squid and begins to haul it ashore.

A Great Blue Heron takes long, slow strides through the water as he forages.

A Great Egret rears its head and narrows its pupils as it sights a small prey item

A Semipalmated Plover yanks hard to pull a worm from the sand.

A Red-winged Blackbird works to establish his territory with a series of loud calls.

A Roseate Spoonbill has reflections from the water traveling up and down it's body

A Tricolored Heron shakes out its breeding plumage along the shoreline, releasing a small cloud of dust and loose feathers.

This juvenile white ibis seems to be treating a great blue heron as it's big brother, following him around all the time.

A Red-shouldered Hawk stares down to an open field from his perch on a light pole.

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A Tricolored Heron does it's level best to stifle a yawn as it waits for prey to come by.

A very patient and calm female Boat-tailed Grackle rests on a small branch.

This young Black Skimmer goes a little too far in his attempt.

If I were hunting like this Tricolored Heron every day, that ear worm would probably be playing.

A Glossy Ibis surveys a retention pond, looking for food.

The final Red-winged Blackbird that has been hanging around, calling and calling. Stay strong little guy!

A Snowy Egret pauses its search for food in the dappled light of a canal.

A Tricolored Heron stares intently down at a shallow pool, looking for the next catch.

This sanderling is searching for a last snack of the day along the shore of Sunset Beach park.

A Tricolored Heron enjoys the return to relative normalcy in the wake of Hurricane Ian

A Tricolored Heron rests in the cool water, seeking some refuge from the brutal summer sun.

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A couple of chickens take a stoll past a Greek bakery in Tarpon Springs, Florida

A Roseate Spoonbill takes up a perch on a mossy tree.

A Black Skimmer cruises by, looking for a place to rest on the beach for the night.

A Tricolored Heron shakes the dust off his feathers and gets ready to forage at his waterway.

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A Blue-gray Gnatcatcher intently scans the bare twigs and branches, looking for a likely catch.

A Snowy Egret pulls up a small fish from the drainage ditch and shakes it to stun it enough to eat.

A Black Skimmer glides across the beach on Christmas Eve, looking for a likely spot to rest.

A Greater Yellowlegs puts those legs to use as he flees from a slightly more aggressive bird.

A Tricolored Heron alights upon a snag after being flushed

A Tricolored Heron cocks it's head as I take its portrait.

A Tricolored Heron shows it's colors off in the low sunlight.

A Tricolored Heron sits triumphantly atop a small tree.

A Willet banks and swoops as it flees from some disturbance further down the beach.