floridensis
janson jones
Category: Pelecaniformes
Spring Break 2023: Ardea herodias
Ardea herodias, the Great blue heron; Miami-Dade county, Florida (14 March 2023). Spring Break 2023 I always wonder how internally jacked and wound up Great blue herons must be to share the same habitat with American alligators. While this Great blue heron was watching… Continue Reading “Spring Break 2023: Ardea herodias”
Spring Break 2023: Ardea alba
Ardea alba, the Great egret; Miami-Dade county, Florida (14 March 2023).Spring Break 2023 I snagged a quick snapshot of this Great egret perched adjacent to a large group of Wood storks. The Great egret is likely one of the most observed species in the… Continue Reading “Spring Break 2023: Ardea alba”
Spring Break 2023: Platalea ajaja
Platalea ajaja, the Roseate spoonbill; Monroe county, Florida (13 March 2023).Spring Break 2023 Roseate spoonbills aren’t necessarily uncommon where I live in Volusia County, but it’s always awesome coming across them in South Florida. With their brilliantly pink plumage, there’s just something appropriately South… Continue Reading “Spring Break 2023: Platalea ajaja”
Spring Break 2023: Ardea alba
Ardea alba, the Great egret; Monroe county, Florida (13 March 2023).Spring Break 2023 Another strained photograph from the low-light, early morning hours, but it was still a lovely vantage. This is a Great egret peering down at one of the canal lines, likely scouting… Continue Reading “Spring Break 2023: Ardea alba”
Spring Break 2023: Nycticorax nycticorax
Nycticorax nycticorax, the Black-crowned night heron; Monroe county, Florida (13 March 2023).Spring Break 2023 I came across a decent number of Black-crowned night herons on this particular trip. I’m not sure I snagged any really great shots of them, though. I struggled a bit… Continue Reading “Spring Break 2023: Nycticorax nycticorax”
Spring Break 2023: Eudocimus albus
Eudocimus albus, the American white ibis; Collier county, Florida (12 March 2023).Spring Break 2023 Wherever you may find standing water in Florida, there’s a decent chance you’ll also find some American white ibis lolling about. This group of skittish ibis was loitering about a… Continue Reading “Spring Break 2023: Eudocimus albus”
Spring Break 2023: Ardea alba
Ardea alba, the Great egret; Collier county, Florida (12 March 2023).Spring Break 2023 One of our cooler local bird species in peninsular Florida (and one of our most abundant) is the Great egret, Ardea alba. This is perhaps how I prefer to see them:… Continue Reading “Spring Break 2023: Ardea alba”
Nycticorax nycticorax, 28 November 2010
Nycticorax nycticorax, the Black-crowned night heron; Lake county, Florida (28 November 2010). Though far from being considered rare (or even uncommon), the Black-crowned night heron is one of our lesser-observed heron/egret species in peninsular Florida; they’re a bit more reclusive than many of their… Continue Reading “Nycticorax nycticorax, 28 November 2010”
Butorides virescens, 23 May 2013
Butorides virescens, the Green heron; Brevard county, Florida (23 May 2013). This is one of our smaller, more active, and shyer species of heron in the Florida peninsula. I often come across the Green heron in tighter, more limb-strewn shoreline areas with plenty of… Continue Reading “Butorides virescens, 23 May 2013”
Egretta tricolor, 18 August 2006
Egretta tricolor, the Tricolored heron; Lake county, Florida (18 August 2006). Who doesn’t love a nice Tricolored heron? This species is very abundant in Florida but probably less noticed and recognized than their bigger, louder Great blue heron and Great egret cousins. This Tricolored… Continue Reading “Egretta tricolor, 18 August 2006”
Egretta rufescens, 25 February 2007
Egretta rufescens, the Reddish egret; Brevard county, Florida (25 February 2007). An old, on-the-edge-of-being-decent shot of a Reddish egret splashing about the shallows of Brevard county, Florida. This species is roughly the same size as the Great egret, but it obviously colored quite differently.… Continue Reading “Egretta rufescens, 25 February 2007”
Platalea ajaja, 25 February 2007
Platalea ajaja, the Roseate spoonbill; Brevard county, Florida (25 February 2007). We may not have hordes of wild flamingos flapping about like many out of state think, but we do something even cooler and more awkward: the Roseate spoonbill. Spoonbills can sport some excellent… Continue Reading “Platalea ajaja, 25 February 2007”
Ardea herodias, 22 March 2007
Adrea herodias, the Great blue heron; Brevard county, Florida (22 March 2007). A common, ubiquitous site throughout the Floridian peninsula (and most of North America, actually), this is a fairly classic view of the Great blue heron. Few species abide the plenty of time… Continue Reading “Ardea herodias, 22 March 2007”
Egretta tricolor, 27 June 2022
Egretta tricolor, the Tricolored heron; Lake county, Florida (27 June 2022). The Tricolored heron is an overly abundant, energetic species throughout the whole of the Floridian peninsula and beyond. We’ll often see them loitering about the shorelines of our creeks, rivers, lakes, and, on… Continue Reading “Egretta tricolor, 27 June 2022”
Eudocimus albus, 07 June 2013
Eudocimus albus, the American white ibis; Lake county, Florida (07 June 2013). What a fantastically awkward and magnificent species. If I had the creative skill needed, I’d do an edit of the kitchen scene in the first Jurassic Park movie with a couple of… Continue Reading “Eudocimus albus, 07 June 2013”
Egretta thula, 11 August 2015
Egretta thula, the Snowy egret; Volusia county, Florida (11 August 2015). Easily one of my favorite avian species in Florida, the Snowy egret is frequently found in, on, around, and above nearly any body of water — fresh or salt, natural or artificial. Seriously,… Continue Reading “Egretta thula, 11 August 2015”
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