Tricolored Heron – Morning Light
Tricolored Heron in the Morning's Light A Tricolored Heron passes by in the early morning, intent on stalking its breakfast, ignoring this photographer.
Preening Anhinga – Monochrome Monday
An Anhinga preens while drying its feathers, all the while keeping a wary eye on the photographer.
Great Egret in Flight
Great Egret in Flight
A Great Egret flies by over the marsh in the early morning light.
Burrowing Owl
A Burrowing Owl keeps a wary eye on the photographer while its mate is out foraging for insects to feed their young who are safely hidden in their burrow…
Green Thorn-tail Hummingbird – a Little Jewel of Costa Rica
The Green Thorn-tail Hummingbird - a Little Jewel of Costa Rica - shares its perch with a spider web.
Seabirds Take Flight
A flock of seabirds takes flight from a tidal flat on North Captiva Island, a barrier island separating Pine Island Sound and the Gulf of Mexico.
Blue-winged Teal Comings and Goings
Blue-winged Teal comings and goings. Recently, while enduring another quiet morning at a favorite birding "Hot Spot" about the only entertainment came in the form of a few Blue-winged Teals.…
The American White Pelicans are Back
The great white giants of the air have returned, like the swallows of Capistrano. The American White Pelicans are back. Returned from their summer and breeding habitat in Central Canada…
If a Butterfly Flutters It’s Wings…
Monarch Butterfly If a butterfly flutters its wings in Brazil could it cause a tornado in Texas." is a quote attributed to the meteorologist Edward Lorenz based on his theory…
Seeing a Cardinal Always brings a smile
Male Cardinal On a recent Sunday morning, I was walking through a favorite birding habitats expecting it to be busy with visiting northern songbirds and resident wading birds and ducks.…