This Little Blue Heron feels safest at the high point of "his" snag.

A Northern Mockingbird fledgling does his level best to hide in the bushes

A young Little Blue Heron is on the hunt.

One clownfish ventures out from the group to a new anemone.

A Little Blue Heron takes some interest in movement near the edge of the water.

An Eastern Bluebird maintains watch while others forage below.

A Little Blue Heron and a broken branch jut out rather symmetrically.

A Downy Woodpecker goes mining for bugs.

With an Osprey

Red-tailed Hawks like this are not frequent visitors to our neck of the woods.

A Northern Mockingbird takes another tact and tries to just ignore us.

A Little Blue Heron puts on a very scary face as he downs a small fish.

A Downy Woodpecker glances up to see what's coming

I know a lot of people don't like Wood Storks for the way they look, but I think there's something special about them. To me, they're like the aged, wise man of the village. What about you?

A Mourning Dove acts conspicuously cautious.

A Tricolored Heron stalks off quickly to the next hunting ground.

A Snowy Egrets reflection ripples from it's movement in the otherwise still waters.

Peacefully sitting on her branch.

A Wood Stork starts to get cozy in the late evening.

A Little Blue Heron patiently perches and peers fruitlessly through the hazy.

A Green Heron makes a hasty escape

An Eastern Phoebe is forming a pretty good borb over here, trying to keep warm -- or as warm as you really need to in a Florida winter.

A large Great Blue Heron silently stalks prey along the banks.

A Ring-billed Gull, strolls lazily along the shoreline as the sun sets.

Are you ready to be scared? This Little Blue Heron is already wary!

A Downy Woodpecker scales the bare branches to reach the top.

A Laughing Gull plays in the shallows, kicking up water and washing the sand and dust away.

A Downy Woodpecker prepares for another session of noisemaking at this dead tree.

A Tricolored Heron shelters from the other heron hunting near by.

A young Wood Stork shows off that he still has his hair.

A White Peacock rests briefly

Snowy Egrets tend to be a little more stand-offish than this guy, but after taking this portrait we noticed he had a bad leg. Hope it heals little guy!

A Great Blue Heron reflects on the situation.

A female Red-winged Blackbird stares off in the distance.

It's not terribly often we see these striking Blackburnian Warblers that even these distant and obscured glances are welcome.

A Little Blue Heron peers around the corner, trying to find another bit of prey to add to its meal.

A Tricolored Heron yanks a small fish out of the waters for a tasty treat.

I never knew a Great Egret could fly so fast!

A Snowy Egret stands watch as others forage around him.

A Forster's Tern, disturbed by nearby skim boarders, makes a short flight to further down the beach.

A few droplets from his beak is the only sign this determined hunter's latest attempt failed as he begins the hunt anew.

A Little Blue Heron looks through the banks for some food.

A Snowy Egret stands in a pool of light above a pool.

A Little Blue Heron peers intently into the water.

A Great Egret wanders into a spot of sun from the shade shortly before taking off.

A King Skimmer dragonfly alights briefly between hunts.

A Yellow-rumped Warbler cranes forward with excitement

A Swamp Sparrow moves around, grabbing some seed from the tall grasses.

A Little Blue Heron waits ever so patiently for a treat to reveal itself.