Today turned out to be one of those Florida days - perfectly blue sky and warm sunshine - the type of days that is usually associated with Florida. We left early to arrive at Harn's Marsh with the sunrise, many bird folks beat us to it.
Come along and see some of the highlights of the day....
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| If I had embedded sound within this photo you would have heard the Limpkins calling. |
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| This one was busy looking for apple snails. |
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| A Tern whizzed on by several times - the sun hitting the bill and making it look like a Royal Tern but with closer study it was obvious that we were looking at a Caspian Tern - a bit bigger with a brighter 'reddish' bill. |
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| Several coots, grebes and ducks were observed - these Ring-necked were particularly sharp looking. |
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| In the distance, a pair of Sandhill Cranes were busy getting their nest in order. |
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| A scope provided us with the perfect tool to observed them without disturbing them. |
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| A Gray-headed Swamphen - aka Purple Swamphen - was in front of us playing peek-a-boo within the reeds. This Swamphen resembles a huge Purple Gallinule with a reddish bill, frontal shield, iris and legs. |
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| I wish I had a better photo to show you the difference between this Purple Gallinule and the Gray-headed Swamphen - however if you look closely you can see one of the difference being the legs and toes are bright yellow |
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| One of several Savannah Sparrows. |
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| American Wigeon in flight |
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| Some happy yellow flowers - well, at least, that's how it makes me feel. |
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| A Crested Caracara - one of my favorites. |
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| More Sandhill Cranes - several were seen through the 4 mile loop - I never tire of watching them.....a great time for all. My E-Bird List for today. |
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