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 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 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 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.

A Snapping Turtle emerges from beneath the water.

A Blue-gray Gnatcatcher lunges for a bug during this weekend's Christmas Bird Count at Brooker Creek Preserve

A Royal Tern rubbernecks and watches a chase ensue. That's dangerous buddy!

A Mourning Dove sits and enjoys the cool, shaded grass as a respite from the hot afternoon.

A Greater Crested Flycatcher keeps its eye on the prize as it takes off to nab a bug.

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A Tricolored Heron poses for a portrait on a breezy day.

A Black-bellied Plover takes something it dug up to the water to clean the sand off it.

A Gray Squirrel sits and devours all it can get its paws on.

A Black-bellied Plover pauses its preen to cast a look our way.

A Mallard slowly paddles through our little waterways.

A female Anhinga slips into the water, finally reaching it after struggling with a chainlink fence.

After a vigorous feeding session, this Roseate Spoonbill stops for a rest atop a low-lying broken limb.

A Ring-billed Gull takes a well-deserved respite on the beach.

A female Downy Woodpecker gathers food for her young

A Palm Warbler reacts to our approach with a bit of excitement, stretching up to its full height.

A Great Blue skulks through the shadows.

A Great Egret hunches over and lies in wait for a tasty treat