Spotted Sandpiper

Jungle Prada
below the Indian mound
spotted sandpiper

Hermit Thrush

the Hermit Thrush
so still on the limb
meditating?

Black-and-white Warbler

not blending in
Black-and-white Warbler
clings to brown bark

American White Pelicans

clear November sky
American White Pelicans
leisurely soar

Painted Buntings

mulberry tree
two female Painted Buntings
on the same stick

Swainson's Thrush

cool October breeze
Florida fall migration
Swainson's Thrush

Merlin

gulf beach
October afternoon
Merlin

Peregrine Falcon

soggy gulf-side swale
Australian Pine snag
Peregrine Falcon

Pomarine Jaeger

Pomarine Jaeger
Professor Range quotes Hardy
blast-beruffled plume

Least Sandpiper

September gulf shore
a migrant from the far north
Least Sandpiper

Yellow Warbler

mulberry branch
September afternoon
Yellow Warbler

Scarlet Tanager

morning shadows
female Scarlet Tanager
hot September

Yellow-throated Warbler

cabbage palms, live oaks
dark clouds moving in
Yelllow-throated Warbler

Nashville Warbler

calm after the storm
no mulberries left
Nashville Warbler

Summer Tanager

shaded stream-side path
hot September afternoon
Summer Tanager

Prothonotary Warbler

slowly flowing stream
Prothonotary Warbler
stops for an instant

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Eastern Wood-Pewee
singing in Florida heat
September migrant

Sptted Sandpiper

Spotted Sandpiper
storm-tossed sea grass
end of August

Prairie Warbler

gulf-shore thicket
Prairie Warbler
splash of yellow

Northern Waterthrush

humid August day
a hurricane threatening
Northern Waterthrush

Great Black-backed Gull

rain-filled pond
Gulf of Mexico beach
Great Black-backed Gull

Horned Lark

Florida June
you shouldn't be here
Horned Lark

Red-headed Woodpecker

wet graveyard grass
Red-headed Woodpecker
giant grub

Red-headed Woodpecker

June graveyard
Red-headed Woodpecker
between heaves of storm

Black-bellied Whistling Ducks

red-brick road circle
Black-bellied Whistling Ducks
neighborhood lake

Dunlin

washed-up seagrasses
decaying beach carpet
balancing Dunlin

American Oystercatcher

Mullet Key beach foam
American Oystercatcher
runs from the tourists

Sanderling

morning sun
under the pier
Sanderling

White-rumped Sandpiper

White-rumped Sandpiper
Skyway Bridge in the distance
unnoticed

Great Crested Flycatcher

hot May afternoon
Great Crested Flycatcher
in the cool shade

Limpkin

a sorrowful wail
it's not a drowning woman
a Limpkin preening

Blackpoll Warbler

above the circle
of an excavated mound
a Blackpoll Warbler

Blue Grosbeak

Gulf of Mexico
reflecting afternoon sun
Blue Grosbeak

Baltimore Oriole

Gulf of Mexico
reflecting afternoon sun
Baltimore Oriole

Lincoln's Sparrow

under the pines
Gopher Tortoise trails
Lincoln's Sparrow

Eastern Screech Owl

cool spring breeze
Boca Ciega Bay
Eastern Screech Owl

Common Yellowthroat

lakeside cypress
Common Yellowthroat
spring morning

OvenBird

so quiet
beside the shaded path
shy Ovenbird

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

lakeside pinetop
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
morning sun

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Wilson's Plover

 

Florida native
Wilson's Plover in April
is pretty cool too 

Fort De Soto, Friday the 13th

Florida April
migrating birds have arrived
Friday the 13th

Great Crester Flycatcher

Easter
Great Crested Flycatcher
eats a spider

Orchard Oriole

Orchard Oriole
new mulberries
Easter Eve

American Redstart

hunting in the oak
an American Redstart
three days from Easter

Palm Warbler

stars on the shoulder
bright colors
late March Palm Warbler