Best of Florida Birds

  • Tricolored Heron
    Tricolored Heron
    Egretta tricolor - on the wing, diving for a fish.
    Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, Florida, March 4, 2022
    2022-03-04#6355
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Moorhens
    Common Moorhens
    Gallinula chloropus - males fighting.
    Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, Florida, March 4, 2022
    2022-03-04#6384
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Snowy Egret
    Snowy Egret
    Egretta thula
    Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, Florida, March 4, 2022
    2022-03-04#6422
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Osprey
    Osprey
    Pandion haliaetus - Spanish Moss nesting material.
    Joe Overstreet Landing, Lake Kissimmee, Florida, March 5, 2022
    2022-03-05#6949
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Limpkin with snail
    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
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Palm Warbler (Yellow)
    Palm Warbler (Yellow)
    Dendroica palmarum - lots of bugs to eat.
    Joe Overstreet Landing, Lake Kissimmee, Florida, March 5, 2022
    2022-03-05#7020
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Osprey
    Osprey
    Pandion haliaetus - with a fish.
    Joe Overstreet Landing, Lake Kissimmee, Florida, March 5, 2022
    2022-03-05#7049
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White Ibis
    White Ibis
    Eudocimus albus
    Joe Overstreet Landing, Lake Kissimmee, Florida, March 5, 2022
    2022-03-05#7113
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red-shouldered Hawk (Eastern)
    Red-shouldered Hawk (Eastern)
    Buteo lineatus
    near Orlando, Florida, March 5, 2022
    2022-03-05#7230
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bald Eagles & juvenile
    Bald Eagles & juvenile
    Haliaeetus leucocephalus
    near Orlando, Florida, March 5, 2022
    2022-03-05#7251
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sunrise
    Sunrise
    Bald Cypress with Spanish Moss.
    Blue Cypress Lake, Florida, March 6, 2022
    2022-03-06#0133
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Osprey
    Osprey
    Pandion haliaetus - catfish whiskers are visible.
    Blue Cypress Lake, Florida, March 6, 2022
    2022-03-06#7412
    Larry L. Jackson