Rock Doves

Rock Doves on the wires

which is the drunk in the choir?

rainy December

Golden-crowned Kinglet

this little guy is
an avid human watcher:

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Killdeer

on the soccer fleld
in strategic positions
twelve crying Killdeer

 

Brown Chinese Goose

 

far from family
a Brown Chinese Goose feeding
in a roadside ditch

Black-and-white Warbler

buffy and puffy
this Black-and-white Warbler
looks like a first-year bird

 

Lesser Scaup

the waves on the lake

and Lesser Scaup with blue bills

cold December wind

Merlin

on top of the snag

a Merlin surveys the dawn

December morning

American Kestrel

catching a lizard
an American Kestrel
maneuvers away

Buffleheads

chilly afternoon

a pair of Buffleheads in

the neighborhood lake

Pileated Woodpecker

look - a young female

Pileated Woodpecker -

first of December

Roseate Spoonbill

still scooping up grub
the day after Thanksgiving
Roseate Spoonbill

Bald Eagle

cool November dusk

huge in the desolate tree

a young Bald Eagle

Eastern Phoebe

the Eastern Phoebe

sings in warm November sun

on the topmost branch

House Finches

House Finches

in the neighborhood

along the red brick road - stop

- flock of House Finches

Belted Kingisher

deserted bay shore:

a Belted Kingfisher's eye

reflects the sunrise

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

"crunch" from a tree top

a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

eats a grasshopper

Savannah Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow
flying among the sea oats
November sunset

American Coot

the library lake

another wintering bird:

American Coot

Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

up from a high perch

a Red-tailed Hawk spreads its wings

in November sun

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler -
myrtle subspecies - eating
some Wax Myrtle fruit

Cooper's Hawk

Cooper's or Sharp-shinned,

the Accipiter species

are beautiful birds

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Ruby Crowned Kinglet

next to a pine needle shows

just how small it is

Ash-throated Flycatcher

rare east of the gulf

       an Ash-throated Flycatcher

       up in a bay tree

Eastern Phoebe & Pine Warblers

an Eastern Phoebe

flanked by a Pine Warbler pair:

pine snag trinity

Ring-necked Ducks

 near the library

a small flock of Ring-necked Ducks

rising from the lake

Turkey Vultures

hot, dry afternoon:

Florida Turkey Vultures -

they perne in a gyre

Black-throated Blue Warbler

   October morning
   a Black-throated Blue Warbler
   glows in the soft light

Painted Bunting

out from the weeds - look!

the female Painted Bunting

becomes visible

Pied-billed Grebe

subtle ripples are
moving the floating oak leaf
near the Pied-billed Grebe

Red-tailed Hawk

high above the lake
surveying the further shore
the Red-tailed Hawk - perched

Gray Catbird

Pine Warbler

a fall Pine Warbler
uncharacteristically
hunting in the grass

Yellow Warbler

a Yellow Warbler

perched just off the hiking trail

-- October morning

Northern Flicker

a Northern Flicker

is exposing the yellow

underneath his wings

White-eyed Viero

White-eyed Vireo

flies from tree top to tree top

--first of October

Eastern Screech Owl

an Eastern Screech Owl

cornered by squawking Blue Jays

-- first of October

Green Heron

blue and red feathers,

yellow eyes, and a black beak:

     why a Green Heron?

Yellow-throated Warbler

the singing tongue of
a Yellow-throated Warbler
is more often heard

Black-throated Blue Warbler

autumn equinox:
a Black-throated Blue Warbler
hiding in an oak