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.

Florida Bay Tour - Two Thumbs Up!

08 December 2014.  Flamingo Visitor Center.  Everglades National Park in Homestead, Florida.

We had a "private" Bay Tour since nobody else showed up for the 10.30 AM schedule.

Roseate Spoonbill

Black-crowned Night Heron

Reddish Egret creating a "canopy" so it's easier to see its prey

Brown Pelicans

Little Blue Heron

Tricolored Heron

Ospreys a.k.a Fish Hawk

Double- Crested Cormorant

Great Blue Heron in white form

Great Egret

American White Pelicans, Brown Pelicans, Egrets and Double-Crested Cormorants

Also, a Bottlenose Dolphin swam playfully alongside our boat.  What a treat!!! This is the best boat tour ever :)