Part Three

Great Blue Heron & chicks

Ardea herodias

Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida, March 8, 2022

2022-03-08#8637

Larry L. Jackson

Least Bittern

Ixobrychus exilis - female.  I thought this might be the best view of this cryptic species.

Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida, March 8, 2022

2022-03-08#8659

Larry L. Jackson

Least Bittern

Ixobrychus exilis - female.

Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida, March 8, 2022

2022-03-08#8668

Larry L. Jackson

Least Bittern

Ixobrychus exilis - male.  The male never came out as far as the female.

Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida, March 8, 2022

2022-03-08#8683

Larry L. Jackson

Florida Banded Water Snake

Nerodia fasciata pictiventris

Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida, March 8, 2022

2022-03-08#8700

Larry L. Jackson