BABY BALD EAGLES (03/24/2011)

These two babies look like they are only a couple days away from flying away from their nest!

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 The one baby was very clear today.  He was looking around

waiting for mom to bring him a meal.

 

 There are two babies  in the nest.  The one is clear

on the left; the other one is hiding on the right.

 This is the second one.

 Their parent is never, ever far away from the nest!

BEAUTIFUL MOON TONIGHT!

GREAT HORNED OWL AND BABY

On a visit to Everglades National Park today, I was unbelievably lucky enough to see this Great Horned Owl with her baby!  Not something you see every day in a tree that isn't well hidden; this tree was out in the open.  She seemed annoyed by everyone looking at her, but never left her baby's side.

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CORKSCREW SWAMP (Video)

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Great day in Corkscrew.  You can hear the

birds in the backgound

CORKSCREW SWAMP

Corkscrew Swamp near Naples, Florida, was beautiful to visit this time of year.  There were no bugs, it was cool out, there were plenty of hawk nests, and wading birds were all over.  It was a great day.

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CORKSCREW SWAMP

The boardwalk is shaded for 90% of the walk through the Swamp

FANTASTIC SIGHTING!

Swallow-Tailed Kite

FANTASTIC SIGHTING # 2

A Limpkin

The Black-Crowned Night Heron is pretty common

here, but I can never get enough of seeing them!

He was taking a nap!

Red-Bellied Woodpecker (there were a lot of them!)

Baby Downy Woodpeckers (so cute, but wouldn't stay still!)

The Irises were in bloom all over

Cypress Knees

A wasp was inside the leaf - you can see his shadow on the right

Lots of new, green growth all over - despite the low water level

Lettuce beds - this is where alligators hide

Mother gator with babies on her back!

NICE HAWK

Many, many wading birds

More Ibises and Egrets than anything else