Saturday, February 26, 2011

Birds in Florida

During some of the winter months in 2007, 2010 and 2011, we traveled the perimeter of the State of Florida. Wherever we went, the bird life was amazing. These photos reveal the presence and the personalities of many species across the State.

Great Blue Heron, Punta Gorda

Wood Stork, Sanibel Island

Reddish Egret, Sanibel Island
White Ibis (immature)


Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron, near Ochopee

Snowy Egret, Longboat Key

White Pelicans, Mount Vernon, Bradenton
White Pelicans, Mount Vernon, Bradenton

White Pelicans, Mount Vernon, Bradenton

Sandhill Crane, Sarasota

Laughing Gull in Swimming Pool, Naples

Great Egret, Lakeland

Great Egret, Lake Mirror, Lakeland

Great egret, Lakeland

Great White Heron, Apollo Beach

Snowy Egret, Punta Gordarda

White Ibis, Pine Island

Bald Eagle, Punta Gorda
Brown Pelican, Venice

Little Blue Heron, Sarasota


Brown Pelican, Cape Coral

Brown Pelican, Everglades City

Wood Ducks, Homosassa

Barred Owl (in captivity), Homosassa

Gulls and Terns, Ormond Beach

Osprey at Top of Ship's Mast, Dunedin

Laughing Gulls, Ormond Beach

Laughing Gulls

Anhinga, near Naples


Florida Scrub Jay (threatened species), Oscar Scherer State Park, near Sarasota

Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron, Tamiami Trail, near Munroe Station



Great Blue Heron, Mount Vernon, Bradenton

Great Blue Heron, Mount Vernon, Bradenton

Osprey on nest, Corkscrew Swamp

Great Egret, Everglades City

Tri-colored Heron, Sanibel Island

Great Blue Heron, Evergladesverglades

Great Egret, Everglades