Marilynne's Wetlands and Other Stuff 2016

[Marilynne]

GBH

 

[Marilynne]

Immature Black Crowned Night Heron - also posted in birds 2

 

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TriColor Heron

 

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First GBH babies

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A week late for the stack/stacked challenge

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Female and male Red Winged Blackbirds out and about

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Moved on - any one know what this was?

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Purple Gallinule looking for a snack

Found one

Yum!

 

[Marilynne]

Sora

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[Kevin H]

Sora

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Thats one bird high on my list to get a pic of I have seen them but never got a pic there always in the thick stuff

 

[Marilynne]

The immature Black Crowned Night Heron was still on the same tree, but on a different branch when I left Wako.

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[Marilynne]

Thats one bird high on my list to get a pic of I have seen them but never got a pic there always in the thick stuff

This one was under the fire flag leaves, but ventured out just long enough for a couple of shots.

 

[Marilynne]

I love listening to the tourists pointing at the soft shelled turtle and saying "Oh look, someone lost their hat".

 

[Marilynne]

Juvie GBH

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Belted Kingfisher - I know where it likes to hang out, but it seems to like the far pond apple.

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Sniff test

 

[Marilynne]

Osprey

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[Roy1961]

I love listening to the tourists pointing at the soft shelled turtle and saying "Oh look, someone lost their hat".

comments like that always make me smile (i try not to show it sometimes).

 

[Marilynne]

This gator was yawning

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[Marilynne]

When I spotted this Wood Stork I thought it was dying. It just laid there and moved its head every once in awhile.

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While I was talking to it, it got up to show me it was really okay.

Trying to duplicate Ted's pet portrait

 

[Marilynne]

Tree Frog