Haven't posted any birding shots here for quite some time - of course birding is something I love to do and usually am out every weekend unless I'm out of town, so I've shot thousands of bird photos since the last time I posted. ; One thing that struck me when I was thinking about posting some more bird shots here was the incredible variety of colors our tropical birds have down here - both the native birds and those that migrate through. ; So I thought I'd post some of the more colorful birds one can find down here...hope you enjoy!
Starting with my newest bird on my life list, spotted for the first time this weekend - a lovely male blue grosbeak in full breeding plumage:
The lovely vibrant yellow prairie warbler, with his distinctive black face markings:
The beautiful and powerful red-shouldered hawk:
Mostly browns and earthtones, the least bittern has lovely patterns that make him colorful:
The bandit-masked common yellowthroat...certainly not as common in appearance as his name implies:
One of the most colorful waders, the purple gallinule has more than just purple:
Florida's most iconic colored bird, the roseate spoonbill, who stands out like pink neon in the green swamps:
The boldly colored yellow-throated warbler:
And the all-yellow-bodied, beautiful, and rare prothonotary warbler:
They're invaders to our area, but beautiful none-the-less - the Egyptian goose:
The very common palm warbler becomes much bolder when he takes on his breeding colors, and grows that bright rusty cap:
Another invader who has made Florida a comfortable home...the monk parakeet:
This sneaky shy ground bird rarely comes out of the shadows, but when he does, the bold striped patterns come out, especially the orange band on the head...this is an ovenbird:
Always one of my favorite ducks, the black-bellied whistling duck stands out with the white wing patches, brown and black body, and pink feet and bill:
One of the ultimate prizes for bird photographers, the always-desirable and amazingly colored male painted bunting:
Starting with my newest bird on my life list, spotted for the first time this weekend - a lovely male blue grosbeak in full breeding plumage:
The lovely vibrant yellow prairie warbler, with his distinctive black face markings:
The beautiful and powerful red-shouldered hawk:
Mostly browns and earthtones, the least bittern has lovely patterns that make him colorful:
The bandit-masked common yellowthroat...certainly not as common in appearance as his name implies:
One of the most colorful waders, the purple gallinule has more than just purple:
Florida's most iconic colored bird, the roseate spoonbill, who stands out like pink neon in the green swamps:
The boldly colored yellow-throated warbler:
And the all-yellow-bodied, beautiful, and rare prothonotary warbler:
They're invaders to our area, but beautiful none-the-less - the Egyptian goose:
The very common palm warbler becomes much bolder when he takes on his breeding colors, and grows that bright rusty cap:
Another invader who has made Florida a comfortable home...the monk parakeet:
This sneaky shy ground bird rarely comes out of the shadows, but when he does, the bold striped patterns come out, especially the orange band on the head...this is an ovenbird:
Always one of my favorite ducks, the black-bellied whistling duck stands out with the white wing patches, brown and black body, and pink feet and bill:
One of the ultimate prizes for bird photographers, the always-desirable and amazingly colored male painted bunting:
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