Blue-winged Teal

two pairs together
swimming and flying away -
April Blue-winged Teal

Sora

a Sora feeding
the Common Moorhen bully
chases it away

Little Blue Heron

like a gangster bird

the Little Blue Heron squawks

out of his beak's side

Killdeer & Black-necked Stilts

after a loud cry

Killdeer and Black-necked Stilts fly

to protect their young

Limpkin & Chicks

Solitary Sandiper

                                              the large eye of the

                                              Solitary Sandpiper

                                              makes it look afraid

Glossy Ibis

                                             shimmering wings

                                             on the hot April morning

                                             the Glossy Ibis

Limpkin

                                       why did the Limpkin

                                       quite unpoetically

                                       cross the gravel road?

Black-necked Stilt

the harsh, loud cry of

the elegant Black-necked Stilt

contrasts with its looks

Glossy Ibis

rising from the marsh

with iridescent feathers

the Glossy Ibis

Limpkins

hot June afternoon -

Limpkins on the hammock's edge

finding apple snails