What a lovely three-day weekend! Time spent with John, whose birthday was Sunday. We finally made it to Corkscrew Swamp and Audubon Sanctuary, where we spent a few hours and shot hundreds of photos. At the feeder where we saw painted bunting, a rustle from under the boardwalk turned out to be a small bobcat running from our disturbance! John just caught a glimpse of his pretty pointed ears, but all I saw was the bent grass as he bounded through. I have been trying to identify all of these birds, but have not yet found them all......So please inform me if you know the names of any! And enjoy the trip!
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| Female painted bunting |
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| Male painted bunting |
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| Blue gray gnatcatcher? |
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| Help! I can't remember this lovely bird's name! |
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| A gorgeous female cardinal |
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| Red shouldered hawk - one of many we saw. |
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| I believe this is a young woodpecker, or a female, not sure which type. |
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| Beautiful songbird! Perhaps an eastern phoebe? |
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| The swamp |
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| We had the privilege of watching a mother and two young racoons feeding. I love how petite the baby's tail is! |
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| ??? |
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Wait for me, Mom!
Click on the picture to see the foot in more detail - it's cool! |
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| One of a pair of hawks. |
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| I believe it's a Carolina wren. |
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| So cool - gator right next to the boardwalk. |
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| A yellow crowned night heron. |
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| One of my favorite shots - This little blue heron was quite a distance away, barely visible through the vegetation, but I zoomed in and shot this photo just to see if I could get him. And look and what was also in the picture! Bonus! |
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| I love this little duck....but don't know what kind it is. |
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| An anhing coming up from his fishing trip - beautiful. |
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Hmmm....pig frog.
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| We watched this sweetie eat his meal. Listened to the crunch, too! :) I took a lot of chewing shots, but when I downloaded them, they make him look so mean! He was about 8 feet away. |
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Hello, water moccasin.
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Hope you enjoyed it! I have so many more photos - maybe next time.
