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Reptiles, Birds & Hatchlings from Florida Wetlands 4/1 to 4/7/2023

  
 
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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Reptiles, Birds & Hatchlings from Florida Wetlands 4/1 to 4/7/2023


Picking up where I left off, here are some additional random wildlife shots taken from my local wetlands. Lots of hatchlings this time of year with hundreds of nests, many within 10-15 feet for some amazing closeup looks into the nests without disturbing the birds...one of the unique elements of birding down here in S. Florida. Also, some reptile life thrown into the mix. All shots here taken with the Sony A6600 and Sony FE 200-600mm G OSS lens, handheld.

Tricolored heron chicks, hatched within the week:






The beautiful but increasingly rare-to-spot native green anole:






Banded water snake hanging out on the surface, deciding which way to go:






Female red-winged blackbird:






Closeup with a least bittern, ready to strike at a fish below:






Brand new hatchlings - two green heron chicks that were just days old in their nest:






A local 'celebrity' - a pigeon with partial leucistic white coloration who lives at Green Cay wetlands, photographed often due to the distinct colors:






Pied-billed grebe:






Difficult low light setting, but after posting the male eastern screech owl in my last set, I was able to locate the female eastern screech owl sitting high up in a palm tree in a very shady part of the cypress pine scrub forest:






A green heron chick, still fuzzy but growing at around 3 weeks old:







May 15, 2023 at 11:00 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Reptiles, Birds & Hatchlings from Florida Wetlands 4/1 to 4/7/2023


Fantastic set - every shot a winner. That pigeon is very cool, but the snake takes the cake.



May 15, 2023 at 01:46 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Reptiles, Birds & Hatchlings from Florida Wetlands 4/1 to 4/7/2023


Florida reptiles are active in the spring - and year round



May 16, 2023 at 07:01 AM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Reptiles, Birds & Hatchlings from Florida Wetlands 4/1 to 4/7/2023


Thank you Jim.

CW, yes - the reptiles are pretty much year-round here - especially the lizards - that regularly get into my house. Though they're not happy with those rare 1or 2 days that get cold down here a year.



May 16, 2023 at 10:30 AM







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