Sorry kids, I am so far behind on my posting from the Florida trip I’ll be lucky to catch up before the end of the year! I managed to take about 8000 images while I was there. Normally I would do my editing after dinner each day but the weather was so nice, and the Margaritas so tasty, that editing just wasn’t at the top of my list! So I will do my best now…..
First up is a bird I think I featured in one of my earlier blogs, the Yellow Crowned Night Heron. But right below that image is a night heron in the juvenile stage He barely moved in the two hours that I was there but he did not seem disturbed at all. They’re very quiet and usually keep to themselves, unlike the Snowy Egret that is the wetland busybody! As always, click on the images to enlarge them
Next up is another bird I may have shown you already, a Little Blue Heron. This is another bird that is very different once it matures. The juvenile is shown first, already showing signs of maturing by changing from white to blue. The following pic is a mature bird and is a beautiful blue pretty much all over.
A Wood Stork is next on the list. When you first see them on the ground they look a little strange. At first I thought God had some spare parts left over during creation, but the more time I spent observing these birds I gained a bit of respect for them. On the ground they are as graceful as the Great egrets and when they fly they are a very impressive bird! They have a huge wingspan and their breeding plumage is a striking black and white. I will feature them in their own post later on.
And what post would be complete without some Wood duck pics???? I don’t know why, but I see more Wood Ducks down here than I do at home!
The incredible thing is that all of these pics were shot in a two hour stretch on one morning! I feel very fortunate to be able to be here at just the right time of the year to see all of this! Enjoy and thanks for looking!!!
