Eastern Wood-Pewee

Cicadas so loud
the Eastern Wood Pewee
has no voice

Dunlin

washed-up seagrasses
decaying beach carpet
balancing Dunlin

American Oystercatcher

Mullet Key beach foam
American Oystercatcher
runs from the tourists

Wilson's Plover

 

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

Orchard Oriole

Orchard Oriole
new mulberries
Easter Eve

Common Loon

Common Loon near pier
driving home with the photo
dead one on the bridge

Pine Warbler

Pine and Palm Warblers
scatter throughout the oak grove
October morning

Lark Sparrow

Lark Sparrow
harvesting the last seeds
in the sandy lot

Tennessee Warbler

all puffed up:
Tennessee Warbler
on a cold morning

Chestnut-sided Warbler

 

  on the young female

  a slight blush -

  Chestnut-sided Warbler

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

arriving today
to announce Walpurgis Night:
Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Black-throated Green Warbler

west Florida spring
a Black-throated Green Warbler
follows the storm front

Whimbrel

hot Florida sun
at the edge of the lagoon
a Whimbrel wading