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| Great Egret |
I spend a short time at the "Click" Ponds yesterday. It was really quiet. The Redheads and Ring-necked Ducks were still there. The Palm Warblers were plentiful. All the Egrets were busy preening.
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| Snowy Egret |
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| Black-crowned Night Heron |
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| American Alligator |
While the focusing isn't so good on this photo, I like how you can see the pollen collecting on the bee's back.
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| Zebra Longwing |
There were hundreds of Zebra Longwings fluttering around.
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| Zebra Longwing |
Beautiful images. Good the mouth of the alligator is pointing the other way. :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Tammy!
ReplyDeleteGreat shot on the Snowy Egret. A slightly lower position had been fantastic.
It seems to be full speed on birdlife even after Sandy.
Have a great Sunday / Kenny
Amazing. These are the ones I didn't get to see.
ReplyDeleteAgain a few FANTASTIC pictures Tammy.... you are really a good photographer.
ReplyDeleteWish you a nice sunday.
Greetings, Joop
Very, very nice! It seems they all lined up for you to take their portraits, but I know from trying the same that it took lots of time and many shots to get these. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteDelightful photos today. Haven't been by in awhile...terribly busy these days. Am hoping to get some good FL birding in this next spring while I am there for a quick visit. Thanks for sharing your great talent and exciting birds!
ReplyDeleteKlasse Bilder, Vorsicht vor dem Alligator.
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Noke
lovely set of shots. the longwings are really beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos! The egrets are beautiful and so is the heron! I always enjoy gator shots!
ReplyDeleteHi Tammy!
ReplyDeleteLovely serie as allways.
Have a nice week
/Ingemar
Muy buenas Tammy. Saludos desde Extremadura.
ReplyDeleteBuenas capturas,la del Martinete me gusta mucho.Saludos
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beauties, my favourites are the Zebra Longwing and Night Egret.
ReplyDeleteI think I need to move to Florida. For the warmth and for the beautiful creatures! Fantastic!
ReplyDeletexo Catherine
Wow Tammy you do get some astonishingly gorgeous wildlife in your part of the world - thanks for sharing it!!
ReplyDeleteAmazing work, I'm always impressed when I come visit you!!
ReplyDeletefunny the bees "dirty of pollen" and the red eyes crown ;-)
have a great inspiring week!!
Dany
Wow stellar butterfly shots!!!
ReplyDeleteFantastic pictures Tammy! I keep meaning to ask you, what are "click" ponds? They seem to attract, or collect a lot of wildlife. I am in love with your bee shot, the angle, colours, and the bee itself is so black!
ReplyDeleteThey are 2 (man made) ponds, near the wetlands that are popular in this area. The ponds were named after a birder, Dan Click, so most just refer to them as the "Click" Ponds. Funny thing is, a lot people in this area have no idea what the Click ponds are either. The ponds hold reclaimed water and attract many birds. Thank you for your comments:)
DeleteThanks for the explanation, I would never have thought it came from a person's name!
DeleteSo nice to see you back with those great pictures!
ReplyDeleteThe Black-crowned Night Heron is funny sort of shy in his corner!
The carpenter bee is a beautiful photo, we have the same ones in France!
And the butterfly is so sharp!
just brilliant as usual!
Hola Tammy magnificas fotografias,la primera de la mariposa Zebra de lujo.Un abrazo
ReplyDeleteI love these! Shots 3,4 and 5 are my favorites. The angle that you shot the bee from is great.
ReplyDeleteAlucinantes todas las fotografías amiga Tammy. Las de la mariposa son geniales.
ReplyDeleteSaludos!!
Excelentes fotografias...
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As always Tammy, you have captured some amazing shots. I love them all.. especially the upside-down Zebra butterfly and the Snowy Egret with feathers in its beak :>
ReplyDeleteAmazing pictures that you show us here, enjoyed all but liked best Egret and Zebra Longwing.
ReplyDeleteOttar
Very nice images! So nice to find your blog. We'll likely visit Viera next week (that means the birds will be somewhere else at that time! LOL!). Wally
ReplyDeleteAll great photos Tammy. I really like the Black-crowned Night Heron.
ReplyDeleteYour shots are diverse and stunning. It's so weird to have to worry about alligators. But I suppose it isn't any different that stepping on a rattlesnake here:)Wonderful finds.....love your butterfly shot. We don't get that variety here.
ReplyDeleteHey Tammy, lovely post, particularly like the B C N Heron peeking over the fence and yes I also like the not so out of focus Bee collecting the pollen, I have a similar image that I may resurect soon... Best Wishes Dave
ReplyDeleteLovely shots, like the Night Heron playing hide and seek.
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