Roseate Spoonbill

in the neighborhood pond
Roseate Spoonbill
Thanksgiving Day

American Kestrels

on top of a pole
two American Kestrels
cool November breeze

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

October morning
Blue-gray Gnatcatchers
all over the park

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Cicadas so loud
the Eastern Wood Pewee
has no voice

Summer Tanagers

gray all day
pair of Summer Tanagers
late afternoon

Brown Thrasher

singing of summer
in full-throated ease
Brown Thrasher

Gray Catbird

the pond's edge
Gray Catbird
silent

Monk Parakeet

Campus dusk
Monk Parakeet
snacks in the grass

Swainson's Thrush

third day of fall
a Swainson's Thrush
pops a beautyberry

Tufted Titmouse

is this a small 'shroom
brought by the Tufted Titmouse
out of his hollow?

Worm-eating Warbler

only a glimpse
of a Worm-eating Warbler
early September

American Redstart

rumbling thunderhead
an American Redstart
stops flashing its wings

humid July
gulf shore palm
Gray Kingbird

just off the beach

near ruins of the old fort

young Brown Booby

Swallow-tailed Kites

old tree
Swallow-tailed Kite
feeds young a frog

Green Heron

wind-felled maple
Green Heron nest
sideways

Gray-cheeked Thrush

hanging out with
newly fledged cardinals
Gray-cheeked Thrush

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

above the shore
of Boca Ciega Bay
Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Yellow-billed Cuckoo
lurking in the canopy
hot Florida spring

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Florida Beltane
a Black-throated Blue Warbler
in the privet bush

Red-shouldered Hawk

late April
Red-shouldered Hawk
gathers moss

Early April, Fort De Soto

Hooded Warbler
blown in on the April breeze

White-eyed Vireo
blown in on the April breeze

Northern Parula

chased around the oak
by Yellow-rumped Warblers
a Northern Parula

Northern Gannet

Blown in by the front
just off the Gulf Pier
Northern Gannet

American Robin

spring invasion
the American Robins
have arrived

Yellow-throated Warbler

look a warbler
above the picnic table
Yellow-throated