A Few Pics

 Friday January 21st

White Peacock butterfly dining on Spanish Needles
at Babcock-Webb WMA, Charlotte County Florida

Glade Lobelia
at Babcock-Webb

Black-bellied Whistling Ducks
seen near RSW Airport

Agama Lizard
spotted at the drive-through at Popeyes Chicken in Labelle

Vermilion Flycatcher
at Belle Glade Marina

Indigo Bunting
at Belle Glade Marina

Tricolored Munia
at Belle Glade Marina

Green Heron
Lakes Park, Fort Myers, Florida

White-tailed Deer
at Myakka River State Park

Hairy Shadow Witch
at Fakahatchee Strand State Park

Northern Cardinal
The Celery Fields - Sarasota, Florida

Red-shouldered Hawk
at Ding Darling NWR, Sanibel Island

Brown Pelican
Ding Darling NWR - Sanibel Island

Roseate Spoonbill
Myakka River State Park

New Year

 Sunday January 9th

River Otter

Ventured out to build a fresh list for a new year.  Visited venues throughout the area looking for interesting birdlife. At Torrey Island at Belle Glade saw that the Vermilion Flycatcher was still active as were a pair of River Otters.  Was told that it was suspected that the otters were being fed as they showed little concern with the walkers and birders.

Went back out to the cane fields to look for the raptors seen recently. Succeeded in relocating the White-tailed Kite, Northern Harriers, Bald Eagles, American Kestrels, Peregrin Falcon, Barn Owl and Red-tailed Hawks. Dipped on finding swainsen's hawk.

American Kestrel at Belle Glade Marina

Peregrine Falcon

Northern Rough-winged Swallow at Belle Glade Marina

Bald Eagles

Lots of the shorebirds and seabirds located at Bunche Beach and Fort DeSoto. 

Snowy Egret at Fort DeSoto Park

Red Knot at Fort DeSoto

Banded Piping Plover at Fort DeSoto

Red-breasted Merganser at Fort DeSoto

Caspen Tern at Fort DeSoto

Black-bellied Plover at Fort DeSoto

Brown Pelicans at Fort DeSoto

American Oystercatcher at Fort DeSoto

Limpkin at Six-Mile Cypress Slough Reserve