White ibis with unusually bright coloration in great light
Black-necked stilt, Costa Rica
Although we have these wonderful little wading birds in Florida, this one was one of a group of them I spotted on a river in Costa Rica along with the familiar snowy egrets. The lighting and background were wonderful.
Wood stork nest building
Double-crested cormorant poses for portrait
White ibis at end of day
Purple gallinule color reflections
Anhinga male nest-building
Syncrhonized sunning, wood storks
White ibis and reflection
Limpkin chick wing stretching
Gray-headed swamphen in Florida
Non-native Asian species
Purple gallinule
A beautiful native gallinule species. When the light hits them just right they are breathtakingly colored.
Limpkin flyover
Limpkin landing in a tree
Limpkin portrait
Glossy ibis
My first encounter with black skimmers a few years ago.
They lay down like they are dead or injured to rest, it is weird to see!!
Anhinga, or snake bird, with Tilapia catch.
Limpkin with the prize
Anhinga after spearing a largemouth bass.
It swallowed the bass right after this photo was taken
Wood stork gathering nesting materials
Anhinga male portrait
Silly young cormorant poses
Gray headed swamphen showing those huge feet
An Asian species now naturalized in South Florida
Douible crested cormorant portrait
