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

This Loggerhead Shrike lurked deep in the bushes and trees, looking for unexacting prey to pounce on and impale.

This Green Heron was spooked off its perch by a loose dog. Poor little guy just wanted to rest!

A Red-winged Blackbird stands atop a pine tree and surveys his domain.

A Snowy Egret sits and waits for something small to pass by.

It's been a while since I've done some monochrome nature photography, and I wonder if the bold colors of this Tricolored Heron are a little too stark for it.

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A Tricolored Heron rests near a pool of water

A Red-shouldered Hawk daintily holds up one leg and looks disdainfully at the crow cawing at him.

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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.

That's a catch that'll fight back!

A Black-necked Stilt lazily cruises over calm waters.

A Snowy Egret shows that he's all business in the front, but there's definitely a party going on in the back.

This juvenile Little Blue Heron is starting to get his adult colors

An Anhinga spreads her wings and soaks up the warmth on a summer's day. Wish I could say I enjoyed it as much!

A Great Blue Heron puts on his most determined look and poses for a portrait.

A Green Heron executes an awkward turn to see what the hubbub is about when a Snowy Egret starts fussing at a Tricolored Heron.

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

An American Kestrel leads and glides quickly to the ground.

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A Tricolored Heron poses prettily in his breeding plumage.

On a rainy Sunday. Sorry little guy!

A question this Snowy Egret aims to answer

Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) ~ Tarpon Springs, Florida

Thanks for visiting!

A Wood Stork seems unaware of his social faux-pas

A Yellow-crowned Night Heron shows off his find from the water before he chows down.

A Tricolored Heron rears back in a start as something swims closer unexpectedly.

A Tricolored Heron pauses in front of a fern for a brief photo shoot.

A Tricolored Heron lords over his surroundings.

A Little Blue Heron hunts through the grasses and puddles, looking for big, juicy tadpoles.

A Yellow-crowned Night Heron pulls its head back, getting ready to strike.

A Snowy Egret takes one of the precious few perches over the drainage ditches as a mower moves on by.

A Red-winged Blackbird perches on the small piece of a cattail and calls just before sunset.

A Sandhill Crane poses for a short portrait near the Keller Water Treatment Plant at Brooker Creek Preserve. #birds #birding

A lone Northern Mockingbird stands on a street sign near her nest, one of only a handful of birds we saw yesterday.

This baby Black-crowned Night Heron was quite flighty and out so late for a "night" heron!

A Tricolored Heron enjoys the return to relative normalcy in the wake of Hurricane Ian

An Eastern Cottontail perks up upon hearing us walk nearby.

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A Prairie Warbler pauses to consider the alarm calls in the distance

A Black Skimmer gags after going a bit too deep in trying to get a meal.

A Red-bellied Woodpecker tries for a late afternoon snack, just before sunset

Just can't get enough of these prehistoric-looking guys

A Wood Stork tosses a small fish into it's mouth.

A pileated woodpecker working between two trees at the Brooker Creek Preserve near Tampa.