Daily Pics vol.84

Another Wood Stork

I believe this is a female Mallard

I believe this is a Cormorant, but I'm not sure which one. Does anyone know?

Another one

Another Anhinga airing himself out.

Tricolored Heron

My only shot of a Bald Eagle and he looked away. :p Not the greatest pic.

Black Skimmers

A Roseate Spoonbill

Another shot of him or her. :-)

A little fuzzy, but an American White Pelican grooming himself

A Snowy Egret

One more

Another Tricolored Heron hiding in the Mangrove trees

Another American White Pelican

Here's an Osprey feeding her young.

Here's another Osprey looking right back at me! These could either be male or female as both parents feed the young.

Wow creekwalker! Wonderful pictures. My sister and her husband have a winter place in Florida. Next winter they are going to get a visitor for a week, for sure!

GG

This looks like a Willet. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Rose, my book says the sexes of the phoebes are the same. Maybe the one on the left is an immature bird?? They do look different.

Aww, it's so nice to see other birds. I loved those Black Skimmers.

Thanks Granny. :-) It was beautiful there. I have just one more bird I think. Having to ID some of these last ones.

This last one I think is called a Laughing Gull. His legs look black.

How great!

Well, if you don't have any more, then you need to go back and get some more to show us. I could look at these all day!

GG

Lol Granny! Maybe next year. ;-) I have a lot more pics, but a lot didn't turn out so well.

Well, here's one of the Brown Pelicans and how used to people they are there. lol

Now, here is my today's contribution from Missouri. The only one since right now it's cloudy and the pictures aren't coming out good. :-) A Carolina Wren.

It looks like you had a wonderful time CW and lots of great pics to boot! Makes me want to go on vacation and get away from this weary weather! Love the little Wren also!

Beautiful pics! Those skimmers are odd looking birds - I've never heard of them. Thanks for posting them, Creekwalker.

Thanks! It was very nice to get away from the cold for a little while. :-) The birds were all just so awesome though. They were everywhere you looked.

I had never heard of those Skimmers either.

CW, just looking at those birds makes me warmer! Looks like you had a wonderful trip!

This little guy is hugging the tree, probably to keep warm. Sorry this picture is so dark, but the weather here is nasty.

Stupid weatherman said it was 54 degrees!! It probably is somewhere, but not here.

I ventured out back to check the woodpecker hole from last year. It looks as though someone has definitely moved in. Wonder if it might be a tufted titmouse or a nuthatch, since the websites indicate that woodpeckers rarely reuse their old nests.

GG

creek...Laughing Gull-yes
Willet-yes

You had a great trip CW!! Thanks for all the wonderful pics!

I like those Black Skimmers too!

Wow CW, you had a nice fruitful trip. Great to see different birds. This morning my yard was full of birds, this afternoon, no birds????

Looked up in the tree in the corner of my yard saw this.
I think it's a Sharp Shinned Hawk

Birds from this morning.

Mr Hairy Woodpecker, on the Chickadee feeder.

A Mourning Dove sitting on the roof of the feeder.

Male Hairy Woodpecker, and a Starling.

Nice pics burn!!

Creekwalker, I'm so envious of those osprey photos. Here's our osprey who's nesting at the end of our street.

I've been invaded!!!!! Around noon today I looked out the front window and the drive was covered withe Dark-eyed Juncos, at least three times as many as normal. I wonder if they are getting ready to make a move?