Second pic is this mornings post – original.
Surprise – More Birds
Category: birds
Black and White Birds
“Originality is uncharted territory, you get there by carrying a canoe – not taking a taxi.” – Alan Alda
Ran across the second picture and it just didn’t work – so I tried a convert to black and white.
Quote found at http://thinkexist.com/quotes/with/keyword/territory/
Face
I truly enjoy pictures that show faces of birds. Just weird I guess. Perhaps I mentioned this – Biolab Dr is a road that goes through Canaveral National Seashore along the Indian River.
I also tried a full size picture. Please let me know if there are problems loading it. Thanks!
Flyers
On the move.
Brown Feathers
“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” –Albert Einstein
I really liked the colors on the tri color heron. As for the limpkin, he lives right at the first turn onto wetlands blvd. I have pics of him every month since February.
Quote found at http://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/2013/05/28/inspirational-quotes/
Florida Sandhill Crane
I love these guys, they are fearless. I was walking along the berm and they shared it with me. Not showing any nervousness, just going about their business. Children stay with their parents for up to 10 months and couples stay together for several years. The Florida strain of Sand Hills are a threatened species – they have graduated from endangered.
Glossy Ibis
Argument could be made that this is a white-face ibis – I’m not sure. But the sun was perfect!!
Bird Monday
“Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.”- Jacques-eves Cousteau
Cattle Egret are an America success story. First arrived as immigrants from Africa in 1941 – breeding population by the early 50s. Fulfilling a niche in the ecosystem – not displacing something here already (at least not as I understand it).
Boat Tail
While I didn’t think it possible the population of grackles and red wing blackbirds may be larger at the Lake Apopka North Shore than at the Orlando Wetlands Park. Perhaps because this is reclaimed farmland. This guy is finished his molt and back to his handsome self.
Red Belly Mystery Solved
Red Belly Woodpecker – Mullet Lake Park – December 2014Even the woodpecker owes his success to the fact that he uses his head and keeps pecking away until he finishes the job he starts” – Coleman Cox
The mystery is solved, I finally found a picture showing the red belly of the woodpecker. Most woodpecker pictures show them clinging to a tree and seldom reveal their belly. I found this guy searching my archives. Taken at Mullet Lake Park in Geneva, FL.
Quote found at http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Woodpecker/
Picture This by Frank 