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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

   This is the Florida subspecies of the Red-shouldered Hawk.  This subspecies is paler than the northern birds.



BLUE-WINGED TEALS, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL

   The Blue-winged Teals on the left and the right are males and the one in the middle is a female.  The males have a white crescent on their face, while the female has a pale patch at the base of the bill and white eye-arcs.


RED-BELLIED TURTLE, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL