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Osprey dive and catch yesterday

Sorry, all I could think of was the witch scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. "Why, she turned me into a newt!" "A newt?" "I...

Orlando Wetlands. Glossy Ibis caught a newt for breakfast.

From this morning in Colorado

I was walking next to a pond in Orlando Wetlands, and an Anhinga popped its head up from the middle of a maze of aquatic vegetation with...

Red-shouldered Hawk

Roseate Spoonbill landing

Back to Colorado, but would be a typical scene in FLA, too. Two buddies sharing a sunning spot to rest. :)

Purple Gallinule

Back to Orlando Wetlands. A Roseate Spoonbill parent is feeding a baby in the nest. Baby Spoonbills are called teaspoons.

Wake up sleepy heads!

Seem there are reports of Jays doing this. There seems to be several theories other than sunning. They seem to think its related to...

Some birds do this to cover their food so others don't get to it, but I've never seen a Jay do anything like this. Interesting.

Strange behavior.