It had been at least two years since I visited STA5 with the group and I was really looking forward to this trip. Funny thing about birding is that you never know what you're going to find and it's always a nice surprise to unravel....come and see for yourself.....
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| Well, there's nothing like a sparrow to start the day right - a Savannah Sparrow. |
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| An American Bittern sat still - its expertise is slow movement.....and uncommon sightings however, today was a different story because I saw almost a dozen of them and most of them were flying in pairs. |
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| One of many Northern Harriers that were sighted....love that 'owl' face. |
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| Purple Gallinules were plentiful too - almost identical numbers of Gray-faced Moorhen too! |
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| A nice pair of Anhingas. |
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| Ahhh....the creme de la creme....Tropical, Western and Gray Kingbirds.... |
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| Top that with Swallow-tailed Kites and that makes for a fantastic day. As is customary with this trip - a stop at a Mexican restaurant for lunch and then a quick stop at a private back yard filled with bird feeders - provided us with much eye candy.... |
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| The Buntings were a dime a dozen.... |
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| with a cherry on top - A Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
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| I'd say - this was a pretty sweet kind of day. |
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