This Florida Birds Gallery is my largest gallery made up of a wide variety of birds taken in South Florida that captured my interest after moving to South Florida. The majority of these were taken in the Everglades and surrounding areas.
The Reddish Egret is one of the rarest egrets in North America that's easily distinguished from other egrets and herons by its shaggy appearance, hyperactive feeding behavior, and pink-and-black bill. Plume hunters decimated them in the 19th...
Crested Caracaras are native to Florida, Texas, Mexico, and South America. They are opportunistic feeders and can be seen on the side of the road eating carrion. They will also dig up grubs with their feet or find easy prey such as young birds or...
The Tricolored Heron has a dark slate-blue colored head and upper body, a purple chest, and white underparts. They also have a long, slender neck and bill, and is easily distinguished from other herons since it's the only dark heron with light...
The Red Shoulder Hawk is the most commonly seen hawk in my experience when in a swamp, they are typically a sign of tall woods and water. It’s the most distinctively marked of all common hawks with barred reddish-peach underparts and a...
Adult Snowy Egrets are entirely white apart from the yellow lores between the long black bill and the eye, black legs, and bright yellow feet. The nape and neck bear long, shaggy plumes known as aigrettes. Immature snowy egrets have duller,...
This is another of my favorite photographs taken when I came across a large group of Egrets and Wood Storks during the breeding season. This particular Egret caught my attention as it caught a small fish while showing its green lore and breeding...