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These birds were relaxing on a boat lift along the FL gulf coast barrier ...
This egret managed to hide its feet the whole time I was watching. I could ...
Nesting American Bittern. Wading bird of the heron family.
This medium sized heron was found resting in a large sea grape.
These birds were searching for an early lunch in this yard on a FL gulf coast ...
Feeding in the grass of a park. Notice the down-curved bill and red-orange ...
These royal terns were spotted amongst a group of gulls, skimmers, and other ...
So small that he can still stand on the lilypads!
Wading bird of the heron family. It was quiet and patient as I snapped a ...
These crows are headed home for the evening. Sometimes they fill the sky! ...
This mourning dove is sitting on a telephone line in the tropical south. The ...
This male cardinal was spotted in a small set of plumeria trees. While a ...
The Common moorhen has a red facial shield and yellowish feet. The feet are ...
The smallest of the pelicans. These birds can be seen diving for fish from the ...
The ring-billed gull was spotted on the beach amongst terns and other gulls. I ...
This is a large wading bird. It was seen wading in the gulf waters off the FL ...
Juvenile coloration. Note the white underbelly indicating it is not a glossy ...
The smallest of the pelicans. These birds can be seen diving for fish from the ...
This black skimmer was spotted amongst a group of gulls and terns. It is in ...
This sandwich tern was spotted amongst a group of gulls, skimmers, and other ...
Group of black skimmers along the shoreline. They are not actively feeding. ...
Southern Giant Petrel and South Orkney Islands Antarctica
This gull is in its winter coloring. This gull has black legs and feet. Its ...
Adult in summer plumage. This particular gull really did appear to have only ...
The green heron is a small heron. This juvenile was so still that I have a few ...
These American Coots were seem swimming amongst a larger group a mallards. ...
Sanderlings are small shorebirds. They are noted for racing up and down the ...
This white small heron (medium egret) has a dark bill and legs. It has nice ...
The Great White Egret is a large, white bird of the egret/heron type with a ...
Adult in non-breeding plumage. I was trying to get pictures of sanderlings, ...
The green heron is a small heron. I have found them difficult subjects in the ...
This medium sized shorebird is in non-breeding plumage. It is the largest of ...
This ibis was among a group at a pond near a bayou. The whole group passed by ...
Black skimmer nesting ground. Note the rope and pinkish tie (was probably red ...
This medium heron was spotted in the middle of the day resting in a mangrove.
This herring gull was spotting amongst a flock of terns and other gulls. This ...
This heron is a large wading bird. It was spotted along a pass in the barrier ...
Forster's Tern spotted amongst a group of gulls and other terns. This tern is ...
The black skimmer feeds by flying low over the water with the lower portion of ...