Doesn’t she look like a character? Is she giving him a piece of her mind or drawing him in? Early in the breeding season, Anhingas begin a complex courtship by soaring on thermals, circling with vultures, hawks, and eagles 1000s of feet into the sky. Wings outstretched, pointed bill, thin tail, like a black flying…

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Florida is one of the few states where birders can view unusual seabirds such as this Brown Noddy that occurs worldwide in tropical oceans, including the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. In the continental U.S. Noddies nest on just one island in the Dry Tortugas National Park. Photographer Dawn Curie visited there and found…

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Have you seen this bird? Most people haven’t because it is so secretive, hiding and blending in with grasses along water’s edge. Yet it is a “local Florida bird,” a widespread year-round resident, that nests in freshwater marshes in central and southern Florida, especially the St. Johns River and the Everglades. Taken at the Viera…

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Isn’t this a character?  What audacity and verve! The characteristic rattle call of the Belted Kingfisher makes its presence known, usually before we see it. Boaters encounter kingfishers moving just ahead along the banks of our rivers, sheltered coves, and shallow lakes and bays. The kingfisher swoops off its perch to the next bare branch…

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