A Great Blue Heron looks to have hit just the right spot on his shoulder from the expression in his eyes.

A Tricolored Heron comes in for a hard landing.

A Laughing Gull starts losing its dark coloration.

Sometimes, you just don't want any neighbors on the perches next to you.

I don't think that this Yellowlegs would appreciate it much, but it'd be nice if I had a white Christmas instead of some white sands for once.

A Tricolored Heron stays focused on the task at hand.

Brooker Creek Preserve, Tarpon Springs, FL

An Anhinga hangs out at waters edge.

A Yellow-bellied Sapsucker takes a break during the pause in the rain to work on his tree.

A Tricolored Heron hollers out to its peers.

A Black Skimmer makes its approach to Howard Beach for the night

This Little Blue Heron was quite intent on finding his meal right in this spot.

A Royal Tern shakes off some water after taking a bath.

If you live around Northern Mockingbirds, you know this look. It says, you get away from the babies or I'm gonna get you!

A Wood Stork extends up and scans the horizon for danger; moments before, the flight of a Great Blue Heron put him on edge.

A Marbled Godwit shakes loose its feathers after preening

A Black Skimmer enjoys a leisure glide towards the beach at Fort Howard Park.

A Tricolored Heron glances up at our passing.

A Great Egret enjoys the morning sun atop a snag.

A male Red-winged Blackbird hollers at a female beneath him.

So come on down Red-tailed Hawk!

A Red-winged Blackbird is getting into the song.

A Red-shouldered Hawk takes flight from the roof, partially silhouetted in the low sun.

A Loggerhead Shrike screeches to let everyone know it's here.

A White Ibis looks up from it's poking and prodding amongst the stones.

A Tricolored Heron falls forward into flight

It's the last Saturday before Halloween, are you ready for all the spooky things to happen?

Enjoy this silhouette of a Red-shouldered Hawk hunting from a snag, which seems a little eerie with the color tones.

A Wood Stork watches a group of people as they move by on the path.

A Tricolored Heron enjoys a sun-warmed perch.

A Three-spotted Skipper checks me out as I attempt to sneak up on it.

A Roseate Spoonbill enjoys a mid-morning nap.

A Tricolored Heron hunts through the ditches.

A Little Blue Heron pans and scan for prey in the late afternoon.

Nothing can move this Great Egret.

A Northern Mockingbird issues some warning calls to a Fish Crow that was too close to it's partner and nest.

A Blue Dasher alights on a leaf, bits of spider silk still stuck to its legs.

A Little Blue Heron looks for the nutrition info on this snack.

A juvenile Black Skimmer slices through the sea, looking for a good fish.

A little Palm Warbler enjoys the warm sun on a cool day

A Great Egret is a little neglectful of it's beautiful new plumes and lets them drag along the ground.

A Tricolored Heron stalks slowly through the flooded ditch

A Black Skimmer hits the breaks hard and throws up its wings.

A Black Skimmer navigates the twisty waters of our backyard.

This rabbit cautiously creeps down the banks of a culvert to get some water

A Snowy Egret seems to shine in the morning sun.

A female Red-winged Blackbird gathers up food for her nearby nest.

I'm sorry, but the only thing I can see when I look at this picture is the Roseate Spoonbill as a mob boss and the two Snowy Egrets as his enforcers.

A Red-bellied Woodpecker moves over a frond to the next tree, using it like a bridge. That was surprising!