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  1. Black-Belled Whistling-Ducks with ducklings

    Black-Belled Whistling-Ducks with ducklings

    A pair of Black-Belled Whistling-Ducks with their two ducklings
    • GeeRob
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    • black-belled whistling-duck duck ducklings florida geerob lake county whistling-duck
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  2. Black-Belled Whistling-Duck

    Black-Belled Whistling-Duck

    Black-Belled Whistling-Duck next to a lake.
    • GeeRob
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    • black-belled whistling-duck duck florida geerob lake county whistling-duck
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  3. Sandhill Crane Colt

    Sandhill Crane Colt

    Colt walking through vegetation with mom(not in the frame).
    • raulqc
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    • florida sandhill crane antigone canadensis
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  4. Anhinga 6b.jpg

    Anhinga 6b.jpg

    Anhinga on a dock a 70 yards away. If you open image up you will see feathers that have horizontal white lines. Sorry not better photo I was hand holding camera.
    • GeeRob
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    • anhinga florida geerob lake county
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  5. Head Shot Red-Shoulder Hawk.jpg

    Head Shot Red-Shoulder Hawk.jpg

    Head Shot Red-Shoulder Hawk
    • GeeRob
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    • close up florida geerob lake county red-shoulder hawk
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  6. W

    ID HELP - Santa Rosa Beach, FL

    Taken in April 2024 Female/juvenile indigo bunting? Not up to speed with my US birds :) Thank you
  7. Fandango739

    Sanibel Island, SW Florida, USA - long shot

    Seen last week. Only photo. Thank you for any help!
  8. Fandango739

    SW Florida USA - Hawk(s)

    Seen today in Cape Coral, Florida, over mangroves. 1 - 3) One sighting. 2 - 8) Second sighting
  9. K

    EAGLE? Naples, FL, US

    Saw this large bird while walking today. Kinda looks like a young eagle. Any thoughts?
  10. Tricolored Heron

    Tricolored Heron

    Formerly called "Louisiana Heron," this is an adult in basic plumage. In breeding condition the base of the bill turns bright turquoise. This species favors southern swampy areas but is thought to be declining in North America after a period of range expansion from the 1940s to 1970s. The...
    • jmorlan
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    • egretta tricolor florida tricolored heron usa
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  11. Mottled Duck

    Mottled Duck

    The Florida population is now recognized as a separate subspecies (A. f. fulvigula) from the allopatric Texas and Louisiana population (A. f. maculosa). Florida birds have a yellower bill and less distinctly marked plumage. This is a male. Females have an orange bill. A close relative of the...
    • jmorlan
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    • anas fulvigula florida mottled duck usa
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: North America
  12. Blue Jay

    Blue Jay

    This common but attractive Eastern North American jay was complaining loudly just outside the tram terminal. Their crest often lies flat, but here it is raised slightly. This is presumably the paler, duller South Florida race "C. c. semplei" which has recently expanded into the Florida Keys...
    • jmorlan
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    • blue jay cyanocitta cristata florida usa
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: North America
  13. Great Blue Heron

    Great Blue Heron

    Preformative (first Fall) molt in the Great Blue Heron is protracted and often suspended during the winter resulting in peculiar plumage combinations. E. g. this one shows an adult crown pattern but also retained juvenile wing coverts with white spots on the feather tips. Largest of the North...
    • jmorlan
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    • ardea herodias florida great blue heron usa
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: North America
  14. Wood Stork

    Wood Stork

    The wrinkled head skin and dark bill make this an adult. Threatened in the US, they are sensitive to changing water levels and refuse to breed unless lowering water levels can concentrate fish. Storks were formerly included with the herons, but based on (apparently faulty) genetic data were...
    • jmorlan
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    • florida mycteria americana usa wood stork
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  15. White Ibis

    White Ibis

    These ibis typically feed in shallow water, but here we saw them foraging on mowed lawns and rain puddles. They usually feed on crustaceans and insects but here they were probing in the dirt, presumably going after earthworms. One particularly bold individual entered the cafe bar where I was...
    • jmorlan
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    • eudocimus albus florida usa white ibis
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  16. Osprey with the prize

    Osprey with the prize

    An Osprey caught what it was look for
    • Krossed
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    • fish florida osprey wildlife refuge
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
  17. Fandango739

    SW Florida USA - ducks

    Seen on an inland lake. 1 & 2) Scaup, Lesser or Greater? 3, 4 & 5) Redheads? Many thanks!
  18. Fandango739

    Osprey subspecies?

    I saw this lovely pair in the Everglades National Park. The bird to the left seems an obvious "American Osprey", carolinensis. The bird on the right seems quite pale, however. Is it a possible ridgwayi? Thanks!
  19. Fandango739

    SW Florida USA - possible Tropical Kingbird?

    Seen today in Cape Coral. All the same bird. Many thanks for the thoughts!
  20. Florida Scrub Jay with a Florida sized Acorn

    Florida Scrub Jay with a Florida sized Acorn

    Florida has one bird that is endemic to the state, the Florida Scrub Jay. Sadly, their numbers are in decline. It is the only species of bird endemic to the U.S. state of Florida and one of only 15 species endemic to the continental United States. Because of this, it is keenly sought by birders...
    • Krossed
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    • acorn blue endemic birds florida jays scrub jay
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  21. Osprey with lunch

    Osprey with lunch

    Sometimes called the Sea Eagle, the Osprey dives for food using it's talons to secure their prey underwater. Many epic battles have been filmed showing their tenacity.
    • Krossed
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    • florida mosquito lagoon osprey
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  22. Palm Warbler

    Palm Warbler

    Palm Warblers are all over South Florida this time of year.
    • Proavis
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    • florida palm warbler
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  23. Incoming Roseate Spoonbill

    Incoming Roseate Spoonbill

    Central Florida Roseate Spoonbills winter in Central Florida, and they are arriving, slowly but surely.
    • Krossed
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    • bif bird in flight florida marsh roseate spoonbill wetlands
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  24. Green Heron

    Green Heron

    Found this where the water was runnning. They are always at or near the waters edge in the marsh.
    • Krossed
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    • florida green heron heron
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  25. Osprey with a History 8

    Osprey with a History 8

    Today I got a spectacular fly-by - circles and circles right at my balcony height today. I thought it might be Bandit, but it isn't. It is smaller, overall lighter in color and almost completely white-chested. I went through pictures from this time last year and believe it is a male and is...
    • IDidiot
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    • florida gulf coast osprey osprey with a history
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
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