Yellow Legs

Not sure how most people feel about the end of day light savings time, but I don't mind the change.  I was able to watch the sunrise on my way to work this week. It is my favorite time of day!

Green Heron

I haven't had a whole time for birding, but here are a few shots of some of the birds I saw last month at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

Tricolored Heron

Greater Yellowlegs

Hmm, I was beginning to notice a trend, yellow legs.

American Avocets

Belted Kingfisher

Yellow-throated Warbler

Have a great weekend!

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 3/17/12

Very little wind and bright blue skies made for a great morning at the Merritt Island NWR. It has been a little over a month since I visited and there seemed to be fewer visiting birds. Shore birds were the most abundant birds at the refugee today. I observed one or more of the following varieties: Willet, Dunlin, Killdeer, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper, Black-bellied Plover, and Wilson's Snipe.

Willet
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Greater Yellowlegs
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Killdeer
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 The variety of ducks was minimal. I saw numerous Blue-winged Teals and Northern Shovelers as well as one Mottled Duck. There were several Coots throughout the area. I saw a few pairs of nesting Ospreys, but no other raptors. There were a few Roseate Spoonbills; I had a opportunity to observe one foraging right near the shore. 

Roseate Spoonbill
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I saw several Great Blue, Tricolored, and Little Blue Herons as well as one Green Heron. I also saw 1 Great Egret, 2 Snowy Egrets, and 1 Reddish Egret. White Ibises, Boat-tailed Grackles, Mourning Doves, Savannah Sparrows, and a Pine Warbler sum up the day!

Great Blue Heron
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