2017-01 Naples Area, Florida #3

  • Great Egret
    Great Egret
    Ardea alba - ISO 6,400 - we were told the green coloration is a breeding color.
    Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017
    2017-01-22#6977
    Larry L. Jackson
  • American Alligator
    American Alligator
    Alligator mississippiensis
    Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017
    2017-01-22#9599
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Little Blue Heron
    Little Blue Heron
    Egretta caerulea - ISO 8,000
    Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017
    2017-01-22#6981
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Little Blue Heron
    Little Blue Heron
    Egretta caerulea - first year juvenile is white.
    Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017
    2017-01-22#7006
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-crowned Night-Heron
    Black-crowned Night-Heron
    Nycticorax nycticorax
    Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017
    2017-01-22#7001
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-crowned Night-Heron
    Black-crowned Night-Heron
    Nycticorax nycticorax
    Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017
    2017-01-22#7020
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Florida Red-bellied Cooter
    Florida Red-bellied Cooter
    Pseudemys nelsoni
    Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017
    2017-01-22#7014
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sand Ripples
    Sand Ripples
    Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017
    2017-01-22#9604
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waves
    Waves
    A weather system was kicking up waves along with a high tide.
    Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017
    2017-01-22#9607
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White Ibis
    White Ibis
    Eudocimus albus - active surf had more shore birds feeding.
    Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017
    2017-01-22#9612
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White Ibis
    White Ibis
    Eudocimus albus
    Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017
    2017-01-22#9616
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White Ibis
    White Ibis
    Eudocimus albus
    Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017
    2017-01-22#9620
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sand Ripples
    Sand Ripples
    Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017
    2017-01-22#9639
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waves
    Waves
    Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017
    2017-01-22#9643
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sanderlings
    Sanderlings
    Calidris alba
    Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017
    2017-01-22#9658
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ring-billed Gull
    Ring-billed Gull
    Larus delawarensis
    Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017
    2017-01-22#9678
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ring-billed Gull with Seahorse
    Ring-billed Gull with Seahorse
    Larus delawarensis - big waves washed up the seahorse.
    Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017
    2017-01-22#9680
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Willets
    Willets
    Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
    Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017
    2017-01-22#9692
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clouds
    Clouds
    Lines of cloud look to radiate due to the distance.
    Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017
    2017-01-22#9694
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Empty Beach
    Empty Beach
    High tide and big waves resulted in a nearly empty beach.
    Bay Colony Beach, Naples, Florida, January 22, 2017
    2017-01-22#9695
    Larry L. Jackson