On a visit to Wakodahatchee Wetlands, I saw a small crowd gathered and approached to find everyone was looking at a fairly large (maybe 6-8 foot long) gator. But what really drew the crowd was that a turtle was sitting a few feet in front…
Category: General Wildlife
One evening I visited Winding Waters Natural Area and shortly after starting my walk, I heard a screeching sound. I could tell it was a bird but I had no idea what kind of bird. I slowly walked down the trail trying to pinpoint where…
It seems being a adolescent Tricolored Heron is just a perpetual bad hair day…
Alright – as promised, here is the really cool thing I found during my first hike in Palmer Lake, CO. After hiking up Chautauqua Mountain, I was down in Limbaugh Canyon returning back to my AirBNB. At one point the trail runs right along a…
On a walk in Riverbend Park, north of West Palm Beach, I approached a small clearing at the edge of a creek thinking maybe I’d see some wading birds or some frogs or maybe even a small gator. As I stood there a minute, I…
I only managed to get this one decent photo of this bird. I’ve seen a couple of them on occasion since, but they’ve all been too far away. It took me a while to figure out an ID, but I am pretty sure it is…
This bird is an Anhinga… which just so happens to be its common name, the name of the genus, and the name of the species (so it is Anhinga anhinga). I also just learned that Anhinga means “devil bird” or “snake bird” in the Brazilian…
A few weeks back I posted some photos of the adults… now to share some photos of an adult with a couple ducklings…
Nearly every park and trail I’ve visited in Florida listed bobcats as one of the species you may see. Having never seen a bobcat in the wild before, I was skeptical at best. I figured there was no real chance of actually getting to see…
Just a few more photos and a short video to add to yesterday’s post…
Last week I saw a listing for a Sea Turtle Sunrise Walk with Dr. Larry Woods (a local sea turtle researcher). I debated it for a bit wondering whether it really would be worth doing, but eventually decided that this is precisely what the whole…
A couple Red-shouldered Hawks and a Barred Owl today…
This male Brown Anole was showing off for the female I posted yesterday…
I finally started messing with B&W conversions again, so you might see more pop up in the near future, but today I will share a female Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei), and tomorrow I will share a photo of a male (and you’ll see why that…
