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2 4 Great Egret + Video

Great Egret + Video

by ceherzogSanibel, Florida, USA

Eating a catfish

5 0 Willets

Willets

by Tom15Sanibel, Florida, USA

These Willets were coming into one of the lagoons at J. N. "

6 4 Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron

by beaker98Sanibel, Florida, USA

Hunting in the shallows.

2 2 Syrphid Fly

Syrphid Fly

by MachiFlorida, USA

Near mangrove forests and saltwater at JN

0 0 Tropical Fimbry

Tropical Fimbry

by MachiFlorida, USA

Near the water's edge (saltwater) at JN

4 3 Roseate Spoonbill

Roseate Spoonbill

by JosephSpurrSanibel, Florida, USA

The beautiful pink of a Roseate Spoonbill

0 0 American White Pelican

American White Pelican

by DonnaPomeroySanibel, Florida, USA

Large white pelican with black wingtips

2 0 American White Pelican

American White Pelican

by Tom15Sanibel, Florida, USA

A flock of White Pelicans was on a sand bar in one of the lagoons at J. N. ...

0 3 mangrove tree crab

mangrove tree crab

by Tom15Sanibel, Florida, USA

. "Ding"

1 0 Common Ground-Doves

Common Ground-Doves

by Tom15Sanibel, Florida, USA

This pair of doves looked very cozy together in the tree at J. N. "

2 0 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (immature)

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (immature)

by Tom15Sanibel, Florida, USA

This heron was playing hide and seek with me at J. N. "

5 0 Spotted Sandpiper

Spotted Sandpiper

by Tom15Sanibel, Florida, USA

This sandpiper was at the edge of an inlet ditch at J. N. "

4 0 Reddish Egret

Reddish Egret

by Tom15Sanibel, Florida, USA

fish at J. N. "Ding"

9 4 Brown Pelican

Brown Pelican

by Tom15Sanibel, Florida, USA

This brown pelican had been resting on a sand spit in a lagoon at J. N. "

1 0 Red-breasted Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

by Tom15Sanibel, Florida, USA

This merganser was resting on a sand spit in one of the lagoons at J. N. "

1 0 Great Egret

Great Egret

by chebeague2Florida, USA

In the J.N "Ding"

1 0 Sea Purslane

Sea Purslane

by MachiFlorida, USA

Thick, succulent leaves, 5-petaled purple flowers

1 0 Mangrove Tree Crab

Mangrove Tree Crab

by MachiFlorida, USA

There were quite a few of these high up in the trees way above our heads

0 0 American White Pelican

American White Pelican

by MachiFlorida, USA

There were probably 50 or so pelicans here, along with Willets, cormorants, and ...

1 1 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiFlorida, USA

Free living algae? Pyrenula cerina (Lichen)?

1 0 Willet

Willet

by MachiFlorida, USA

Hundreds of these were hanging around the pelicans, cormorants, and various ...

2 1 Atlantic Horseshoe Crab

Atlantic Horseshoe Crab

by MachiFlorida, USA

At the edge of the water near mangroves. JN

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiFlorida, USA

Cyclosa, Allocyclosa and Cyrtophora all make trashline-like structures such as ...

0 0 Red Mangrove

Red Mangrove

by JoAnneDavisSanibel, Florida, USA

Red Mangroves within the Ding

3 2 Yellow-crowned Night Heron-Immature

Yellow-crowned Night Heron-Immature

by JenniferRogeSanibel, Florida, USA

Long neckThick, dagger-like black billBody grayish brown with thin white ...

13 9 Red Shouldered Hawk

Red Shouldered Hawk

by beaker98Sanibel, Florida, USA

This wonderful hawk had just gotten pummeled by a soaking downpour and was ...

0 0 Brown Pelican

Brown Pelican

by MachiFlorida, USA

A lone pelican I saw diving for fish a few times (unsuccessfully) until it ...

0 0 Red Mangrove

Red Mangrove

by MachiFlorida, USA

Differentiated from other mangroves by the tangled, reddish prop roots and lack ...

1 1 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiFlorida, USA

I don't know if this is related to my previous spotting of what appeared to be ...

4 0 White Ibis

White Ibis

by Gordon DietzmanNaples, Florida, USA

American White Ibis are medium-sized wading birds. Their plumage is white with ...

3 0 Reddish Egret

Reddish Egret

by CarvingFoolSanibel, Florida, USA

Reddish Egret is a medium to large heron (~70 to 80 cm). It hunts/forages in ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiFlorida, USA

Striped mollusk growing in a large colony. It looks like some of them are ...

0 0 Groundcherry

Groundcherry

by MachiFlorida, USA

The fruit look like lanterns. I looked through the species found in Florida ...

3 1 Osprey

Osprey

by MachiFlorida, USA

A common sight around the water. This one was chirping in the tree and then ...

0 1 House Gecko

House Gecko

by MachiFlorida, USA

It has very interesting pupils and it also has spikes on the upper portion of ...

0 0 Yellow-crowned Night-heron

Yellow-crowned Night-heron

by SandraSilbernagelFlorida, USA

Some kind of bird, maybe a crane? Very hard to photograph without a decent zoom ...

5 1 Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

by JessicaHelmboldSanibel, Florida, USA

Large heron with grayish-slate colored body. Black head with yellowish-white ...

2 4 Mangrove Salt Marsh Snake

Mangrove Salt Marsh Snake

by JosephSpurrSanibel, Florida, USA

A friend of mine gave me the common name of Mangrove Viper(?) Looking for ...

0 1 Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron

by Gordon DietzmanNaples, Florida, USA

This is a medium-sized heron about 56 cm (22 in) long, with a 96 cm (38 in) ...

3 3 Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

by Gordon DietzmanNaples, Florida, USA

This is an averaged sized heron of about 61 cm in length. The head is black ...

0 0 Dwarf Poinsettia

Dwarf Poinsettia

by MachiFlorida, USA

Thinner, simpler leaves than the cultivated poinsettias you see in the store. ...

2 3 Mullet

Mullet

by MachiFlorida, USA

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5AcEDj2sYc I have never seen fish ...

3 3 American White Ibis

American White Ibis

by GeodialistSanibel, Florida, USA

Guide, J.N. "Ding"

3 3 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

by GeodialistSanibel, Florida, USA

: Common Birds Identification Guide, J.N. "

2 0 Brown Pelicans diving for fish

Brown Pelicans diving for fish

by GeodialistSanibel, Florida, USA

, J.N. "Ding"

3 3 Roseate Spoonbill

Roseate Spoonbill

by JillyEnFuegoDelray Beach, Florida, USA

I saw this one at Green Cay Wetlands Preserve, you always know when one is in ...

4 0 Anhinga

Anhinga

by DonnaPomeroySanibel, Florida, USA

It is a cormorant-like bird with an average body length of 85 cm (33 in), a ...

3 0 Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron

by DonnaPomeroySanibel, Florida, USA

The Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) formerly known in North America as the ...

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