Double-crested Cormorant

Deck shots

Storm clouds over St Pete

2-22-19

Manatee

Male Northern Cardinal

The Gang

Great Egret, our largest egret

American White Pelican

Brown Pelicans heading to Bird island

Bird Survey: 11-14-19

White Ibis

Roseate Spoonbill

Ring-billed Gull

• Ring-billed Gull nesting colonies normally include a small percentage of two-female couples. Fertilized by an obliging male, each female spouse lays a clutch of eggs, leading to 5–7-egg "superclutches.”  

These gulls don’t breed in Florida

Royal Tern

Africa videos: 2-19

One of only two White Baboons known to exist in the wild

American White Pelicans: Tarpon Key, Pinellas NWR: 11-14-19

 

Pinckney Island NWR: 11-21-19

Red-shouldered Hawk

• By the time they are five days old, nestling Red-shouldered Hawks can shoot their feces over the edge of their nest. Bird poop on the ground is a sign of an active nest.

Gulf Fritillary Butterfly