RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

ADULT BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS & DUCKLINGS, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

JUVENILE LITTLE BLUE HERON, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

   The juvenile Little Blue Heron is white with pale green legs.

LITTLE BLUE HERON AND THE WHEEL, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

SORA, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

   We identified this bird as an adult Sora, a species of Rail, as follows:

• Small and stout
• Short, thick yellow bill
• Black face at base of bill, with rest of face and neck blue-grey

   The Sora is new to our Life List, which now stsnds at 242.

JUVENILE ROYAL TERN, GOODLAND, MARCO ISLAND, FL

   Juvenile Royal Terns have orange legs and bills, while adult Royal Terns have black legs and more reddish bills  This is a juvenile Royal Tern; however you can see in the photo,'' that its legs are starting to turn black.  This generally occurs in November.