Aren’t photographs wondrous? We can take time to observe carefully this moment in time – the sun shining on this Pied-billed Grebe, illuminating the details of the feathers drying in the sunshine, framed by the rippling blue water. We can guess these gentle ripples are caused by the feet paddling beneath the grebe’s body. The…

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Notice the smooth pale bill and white, fully feathered, fuzzy head and pale pink wings. These features are unlike the adult spoonbill whose head is bald and bill has a rough texture, thus indicating that this is a juvenile.  Standing on branches within dense foliage, this youngster is likely near its birth nest, situated on a…

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What is this bird?  We don’t have snow here in Florida, which would allow this bird to be more camouflaged. On the contrary, it would stand out against all the tropical green.  Being white makes it much more visible and thus vulnerable to predators, and perhaps not as attractive to mates. However, this small warbler…

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Flocks of American Robins show up in Florida November-February chattering loudly together in the tops of trees to roost or feed on fruit-laden, low branches. They love those bright red berries on Brazilian Peppers which we find all too common, and unfortunately spread across the countryside after they’ve eaten and released not fully digested seeds.…

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