Best of Florida Birds

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor - on the wing, diving for a fish.

Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, Florida, March 4, 2022

2022-03-04#6355

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Common Moorhens

Gallinula chloropus - males fighting.

Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, Florida, March 4, 2022

2022-03-04#6384

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Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, Florida, March 4, 2022

2022-03-04#6422

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Osprey

Pandion haliaetus - Spanish Moss nesting material.

Joe Overstreet Landing, Lake Kissimmee, Florida, March 5, 2022

2022-03-05#6949

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Limpkin with snail

Aramus guarauna - introduced Apple Snails are larger than the native snail.  While not good for the native snail, the Limpkin population has benefited significantly from the more prolific introduced snail.

Joe Overstreet Landing, Lake Kissimmee, Florida, March 5, 2022

2022-03-05#6982

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Palm Warbler (Yellow)

Dendroica palmarum - lots of bugs to eat.

Joe Overstreet Landing, Lake Kissimmee, Florida, March 5, 2022

2022-03-05#7020

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Osprey

Pandion haliaetus - with a fish.

Joe Overstreet Landing, Lake Kissimmee, Florida, March 5, 2022

2022-03-05#7049

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White Ibis

Eudocimus albus

Joe Overstreet Landing, Lake Kissimmee, Florida, March 5, 2022

2022-03-05#7113

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Red-shouldered Hawk (Eastern)

Buteo lineatus

near Orlando, Florida, March 5, 2022

2022-03-05#7230

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Bald Eagles & juvenile

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

near Orlando, Florida, March 5, 2022

2022-03-05#7251

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