Red-winged blackbirds

Red-winged blackbirds love to sing and have beautiful voices!

Burrowing owl

How could you not love a burrowing owl?

The happy family

A lovely bunch of Common Gallinules. The chicks are about 1-2 weeks old!

Purple Gallinule

Immature Tricolor Herons

Tricolor herons, or Louisiana herons, are similar in size to Little Blue Herons, but have distinctive white, blue and red colors.

Happy little Gallinules

Little blue heron

Black-necked stilt

Roseate Spoonbill

Black-bellied Whistling Ducks

I couldn't believe my luck when I saw this mother and duckling at Green Cay wetlands. It was a few hours before Tropical Storm Fay blew into town - despite the rain, I was able to take some photos of the rather elusive Black-bellied Whistling Ducks!

Barred Owl, Riverbend Park

Mourning dove, South Florida