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On this particular day when the sun was descending. This Egret turned its head toward the sun, and you could see the detail in the eyes, beak and feathers, just beautiful, don't you think!
A family of Sanderlings head for the beach, where they will plumage along the shoreline of Gasparilla Island.
There is a place in Southwest Florida where the seabirds gather each winter. The result is a sight to behold.
When the great Osprey is on the hunt, there are few obstacles to prevent it from pursuing it's prey!
Heliconius charithonia. The boldly striped black and white wing pattern is aposematic, warning off predators. The species is distributed across South and Central America and as far north as southern Texas and peninsular Florida; there are migrations north into other American states in the warmer months.
American darter is a water bird of the warmer parts of the Americas. This bird is often mistaken for the double-crested cormorant due to its similar size and shape, although the two species can be differentiated by their tails and bills. The tail of the anhinga is wider and much longer than that of the cormorant. The bill of the anhinga is pointed, while the bill of the cormorant has a hook-tip.
19 Jan, 2024 Second place Winner: Beautiful Capture of Week-2 Contest of the Beautiful Capture Group; congratulations.
The Royal Tern is an amazing flyer. It's shape defies the wind, so aerodynamically smooth it cuts through wind.
The Anhinga and Cormorant birds are typically very shy. This Snakebird displays a shy appearance during my time with it.
The black-crowned night heron, or black-capped night heron, commonly shortened to just night heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, including parts of Europe, Asia, and North and South America. In Australasia it is replaced by the closely related nankeen night heron, with which it has hybridized in the area of contact.
As a photographer you see so much beauty before you, and when you take a picture and review it, the beauty just shines even more. The detail, the color, the eyes and look at that smile, well, you get it, right!
There is a place on the Gulf coast of Florida where each year these birds gather. This is a small sandbar where a flock of Great White pelicans and Black Skimmers hangout, along with other sea birds, it is a sight to behold.
The Wood Stork.
Large, white Wood Storks wade through southeastern swamps and wetlands. Although this stork doesn't bring babies, it is a good flier, soaring on thermals with neck and legs outstretched. This bald-headed wading bird stands just over 3 feet tall, towering above almost all other wetland birds. It slowly walks through wetlands with its long, hefty bill down in the water feeling for fish and crustaceans. This ungainly looking stork roosts and nests in colonies in trees above standing water.
They are large ducks, with the males about 76 cm long. Females are considerably smaller. The bird is predominantly black and white, with the back feathers being iridescent and glossy in males, while the females are more drab. Although the Muscovy duck is a tropical bird, it adapts well to cooler climates, thriving in weather as cold as −12 °C.
These are abandoned Piling structures left behind in the Charlotte Harbor of Florida. The sea birds use them daily. I captured this Royal Tern just as it was flying from one Piling to another.
So you see this lone Ibis bird bathing in this pond. Look closely at it's expression, and you wonder, what could this bird be thinking of.
Heron birds are commonly seen in Florida, but there a few that are not seen very often. One of them is the Yellow-Crown Night Heron. So when I had the opportunity to capture any photographs, I jumped at the chance.
Just the tip of the sea grass that graces the shores of Stump Pass Beach State Park on the Florida coastline
The yellow or greenish-yellow feet of the little egret are characteristic of this small heron, the coloration developing while the young are still in the nest.
It's early afternoon, and the sun is high in the sky, creating a bright haze over the bay, and this Brown Pelican is just enjoying the rays from it.
I have seen other pictures of these large American Alligators crossing the paths at the Circle B Bar Reserve but this is the first for me actually being a witness to it !! It was a very Good Day !! Thanks for Looking !! :)
There is a place in Southwest Florida where the seabirds gather each winter. The results a sight to behold.