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Monday, February 27, 2017

NANDAY PARAKEETS & NEST, CELERY FIELDS, SARASOTA, FL

   The first five photos are of Nanday Parakeets and the last photo is of their nest in a power line pole.  We can ID these parrots as Nanday Parakeets by their black heads and faces, mostly green plumage, bluish-green upper chests and long tails.
   The Nanday Parakeet  is native to South America, but due to release of caged birds there are self-sustaining populations in California, Texas and Florida.   The ABA added this parakeet to its checklist in 2012. 
   The Nanday Parakeet is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 518.









Sunday, February 26, 2017

MALE EASTERN BLUEBIRD, FREEDOM PARK, NAPLES, FL





BREEDING SNOWY EGRET WITH LACY PLUMES, FREEDOM PARK, NAPLES, FL


WHITE IBIS, FREEDOM PARK, NAPLES, FL

   The White Ibises are all adult, except for the middle Ibis in the second photo, which is a juvenile.



GREEN HERON, FREEDOM PARK, NAPLES, FL


GREAT BLUE HERON, FREEDOM PARK, NAPLES, FL



ANHINGA, FREEDOM PARK, NAPLES, FL


COMMON GALLINULE, FREEDOM PARK, NAPLES, FL




NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD, FREEDOM PARK, NAPLES, FL


FLOWERS AT FREEDOM PARK, NAPLES, FL