great egrets and their youngun

the little one waiting for supper

a snowy egret

a snowy egret hunting a lady friend

a snowy bringing nesting materials

one of my favorite snowy egret shots

i knew folks in the early 90's with hair like this !

a tri colored heron on an overcast day

the snowy egret display is one of my favorite things in the bird world

a roseate spoonbill comes in for a landing

the often unappreciated female cardinal shows how pretty she can be

a dove in a rare South Alabama snow

a gull drifts in the Atlantic breeze

a snowy watching for intruders in it's territory

a pair of shorebirds outrun a wave

a pirate's bird on an "X" that marks the spot !

a young ibis on a cypress in the evening

a ruby throat looks over his shoulder

a blue heron in front of a full moon. this was a neat shot and a good reason to hit the rookery early !

an eastern kingbird with his crest raised

a pair of Canada's in a hard turn

these mallards were pretty against the blue sky

a rooster struts through the pine straw

a peahen peaks around a bush

a young peacock displays his brilliant blue

the piercing eye of our nations symbol

a colorful cardinal in a rare Alabama snow

a brown pelican shows its impressive wingspan

a yellow crowned night heron wades the shallows of Tampa bay

A great Egret displaying.

a great egret displaying

a tri colored heron with it's feathers ruffled.

i love the red eye of the tri colored heron.

a dove keeps an eye on the camera.

wrens don't sit still for long !

this wren just couldn't figure out what i was.

early spring gold finch.

i believe this was a female purple finch.

male cardinal getting his morning hand out.

female redbelly cardinal looks over her shoulder.

chipping sparrows are always ready to pose.

hang in there little gold finch.

early season gold finch.

redbelly woodpecker

chipping sparrow

chipping sparrow

cardinal looking over his shoulder

a few treats are always appreciated