Loop Road

09 December 2014.  The Loop Road is a 27-mile unpaved scenic drive at the Big Cypress National Preserve.  It is also a birder's paradise.

Finally, a decent photo of a Belted Kingfisher!

Snowy Egret

Green Heron

White Ibis

Little Blue Heron

Pied-billed Grebe

Immature Black-crowned Night Heron

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Great Egret

Grumpy-looking Great Blue Heron

Anhinga

Cypress Forest

Eco Pond

December 2014.  Eco Pond.  Everglades National Park in Homestead, Florida.

Wood Stork - the only stork species breeding in the United States.

Osprey

Wood Stork and Roseate Spoonbill

Immature Little Blue Heron

Pete was looking forward to spotting a Burmese Python.  This was the closest he got :)

American White Pelicans, Wood Storks, Roseate Spoonbills and Snowy Egret

White Pelicans

It's difficult to identify this bird since I didn't have a chance to photograph its front side but Pete thinks it's a juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk.

Picnic Island Park

December 2014.  Picnic Island Park in Tampa, Florida.

Brontë had the beach dog park to herself.  We were surprised that nobody else was around.

Hiya!  Where are your humans?  Wanna play?

Great Blue Heron and Great Egret

Ruddy Turnstone

Sanderling (left) and Willet

Willet

Great Blue Heron and Little Blue Heron

As the Brown Pelicans were feeding, the opportunistic seagulls waited for a chance to grab an easy meal.

 

Little Blue Heron

15 October 2014.  Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, South Carolina and Georgia.

Little Blue Heron