Sunday, 29th May, 2011

Birds Of Florida - 2011

Our two-day trip to Florida was surprisingly productive. In the middle of the 10-hr drive we stopped at St.Augustine beach for lunch. These birds were scavenging from the fishermen on a pier.

Fort Lauderdale

Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)

The Male...

The Female...

Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

Stuart

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)

This one was a frequent visitor to a bird-feed in my cousin's backyard.

Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)

Jonathan Dickinson State Park.

Green Heron (Butorides virescens)

Shark Valley, Everglades

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

American Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)

Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)

Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)

Anhinga (Anhinga Anhinga)

Miami

Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)