A Black-and-white Warbler checks under the lichen on the tree trunk for a tasty snack.

A Black Skimmer moves across the surface of the water, hoping to snag a fish

A Reddish Egret tries to play it cool despite the movement around him.

A Snowy Egret carefully watches the activity below the water, but looks like it is studying its own reflection

A young Red-winged Blackbird hides while singing amongst the flowers

This juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk allowed our presence for a few brief moments before flying off in pursuit of prey. Almost immediately, all the other birds who had been hiding started singing again.

A Black Skimmer picks up speed and altitude to fly over a causeway.

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A small butterfly alights on an even smaller flower to feed.

An Eastern Lubber Grasshopper devours a thistle with it's compatriots.

And hoping everyone had a great Owl-o-ween!

Watching the breeze roll by.

At least that's what I like to imagine this Red-winged Blackbird is singing.

A Marbled Godwit hides its face as it takes off from the beach.

A Snowy Egret looks around with nothing to do. Already preened, water to deep to fish right now, no one around to bother...

A Little Blue Heron cautiously steps forward as he hunts for fish in the water

A Black-crowned Night Heron shows off his catch at Brooker Creek Preserve

A Snowy Egret tries to rustle up lunch by shuffling it's feet in the water to flush small prey.

A Little Blue Heron actively hunts amongst the grasses of this drying culvert and looks for food.

A female Red-winged Blackbird flutters her wings as she works to stay balanced on the reeds.

A Green Heron raises it's crest as it stares across at a Snowy Egret. Green Herons are not gregarious hunters, and prefer not to forage even with their own kind.

An Eastern Phoebe pauses and watches the distant activity between hawking for bugs.

A large butterfly feeds on a buttonbush flower.

Seeing the herons and egrets in breeding plumage tends to remind me of tailcoats

A Tricolored Heron readies its strike for a small fish

This striking Black-bellied Plover stalks patiently towards his next hunting ground.

A parenting Killdeer calls for it's young chicks who ran out of sight.

A Roseate Spoonbill peers back from a natural spotlight.

A Snowy Egret pauses preening to stare off in the distance. What could it be thinking about?

A female Mallard sneaks her foot back under the plumage

Wait. That doesn't quite work.

On a hike through Brooker Creek, we found a pair of Wood Ducks doing the Wood Duck thing -- perching in trees. Still a little weird honestly.

This Great Egret just got chased off his hunting ground by another, more aggressive, Great Egret and now simply sits and stares as the other hunts.

The Red-winged Blackbirds always seem to seek the highest spot on the tree to conduct their calls from, even if it's only a marginal difference.

Without the baby, they're much more graceful. Wait, did Wood Storks ever deliver babies?

A male Northern Cardinal perches on one of many branches on this dead tree.

A little Killdeer chick wanders around away from it's parents, exploring the world where even the grass is as tall as he is.

A Great Egret patiently watches and waits for a fish or lizard to go by.

A Tricolored Heron stands against the low sun and gazes over his dominions.

A pileated woodpecker drives its beak deep into a hole, seeking a tasty meal.

A Roseate Spoonbill pauses foraging to look up at us as he practically glows with reflected light

A Great Egret braves the winds before the storm atop a snag.

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This Blue-gray Gnatcatcher's stance foreshadows doom for a nearby bug.

A lesson of contrasts today -- the Killdeer and the Snowy Egret, making their homes in different environments.

Sadly, he didn't get the worm. Putting the lie to that saying!