A Roseate Spoonbill lets loose with a call to its people.

A Great Blue Heron stands sentry on his perch as dawn breaks.

A Little Blue Heron whips around at an unexpected noise.

A Wood Stork climbs to the sky

At least, when you're a bright, snowy-white egret.

Our juvenile Little Blue Heron back when he was pure white.

A Tricolored Heron pulls back with a little fish, looking a little surprised at his successful attempt.

Anhingas have two settings for their interactions with humans. They either make angry noises or they stare silently into your soul, slowly bobbing their heads. This one opted for the latter.

A Little Blue Heron holds a tiny spider tight just before throwing it back.

An Eastern Phoebe cranes its neck for a better look at potential prey.

A Loggerhead Shrike scans for prey, flitting from branch to branch.

A Yellow-crowned Night Heron glances over its shoulder at some movement in the rocks below.

I can't help but think that this Ring-billed Gull took a bit of a bonk on the head with how he looks in this photo.

An Anhinga sits, drying her wings

A Reddish Egret stalks by the waters of Howard Beach

A Great Blue Heron works to blend in to the branches and brush.

A Laughing Gull shuffles his wings to get comfortable.

A Yellow-rumped Warbler stares us down as if challenging us to pass into his territory.

A Snowy Egret fluffs a bit, concerned over another nearby aggressive egret.

A Wilson's Plover walks across a dirty mudflat.

A Palm Warbler gives us the stare down, challenging us to approach.

A Common Snapping Turtle looks a bit grouchy as he psychs himself up to cross the street (don't worry, he got an escort to be safe).

Can you find the mosquito that might be bothering him too?

A Tricolored Heron pops out and scans the area at some noise.

A Tricolored Heron stands tall and stares when hearing the call of a hawk.

A Red-bellied Woodpecker casts an eye around to see who may have watched him stash a large acorn. Can you find it?

A pair of Mallards hangs out near the usual heron crew.

A Snowy Egret scans the water surface before moving down to start a hunt.

I think everyone who lives in Florida knows what those sound like.

This feral Helmeted Guineafowl made an appearance along the road just outside Brooker Creek. Definitely an interesting encounter, and a new one for us!

Fun fact: When the settlers first came to North America, they mistook the Wild Turkey for this bird. You can see evidence of this in their scientific names -- the genus for Turkey (Meleagris) and the Specific for the Guineafowl (meleagris).

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A Turkey Vulture emerged to the blue skies.

A Black Skimmer makes a surprise appearance in the backyard doing a little scouting.

A Red-winged Blackbird turns his nose up at us.

A Short-billed Dowitcher forages in the shallow waters as the tide comes in.

Okay, not that kind of Turkey, but a Turkey Vulture.

A Little Blue Heron snaps to attention, his eye drawn to movement behind me.

Not quite as catchy as Inspector Gadget, but you have to work in the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker some how!

A Wood Stork takes a break from feeding to sit along the banks.

A small caterpillar moves to escape the clutches of this young Little Blue Heron

A young Roseate Spoonbill relaxes by the water.

Just the way that this Tricolored Heron was standing with foot clenched closely brings to mind all those napoleonic portraits.

A Little Blue Heron stare intensely in the water, looking for a catch.

A bee takes off from a flower, heavily laden with pollen

A Little Blue Heron (Egretta cerulean) with mating plumage (the reddish neck).

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A Tricolored Heron floods out a bit, trying to get some feathers back in place.

An Osprey takes Taylor Swift's song to its (logical?) conclusion.

A Fiery Skipper shows off the neat way they fold their wings.

A Little Blue gives one of the most terrifying yawns I’ve seen in my life.