PAINTED BUNTING, SUGDEN REGIONAL PARK, NAPLES, FL

INDIGO BUNTING, SUGDEN REGIONAL PARK, NAPLES, FL

   These photos were taken at or near a bird feeder across a canal at the western edge of Sugden Regional Park.  The first three photos are of a nonbreeding male Indigo Bunting.  The last photo is of a female Indigo Bunting.

   The nonbreeding Indigo Bunting is basically brown with patches of bright blue.  When breeding the male becomes completely blue.  The female Indigo Bunting is also basically brown with a blue tail and some blue on its wungs.

MOURNING DOVE, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

   Even though we can't see the yellow rump patch, we can ID this warbler as a Yellow-rumped Warbler due to the yellow sides, short dark bill, dark cheek, white eye-ring and white throat.

OSPREY IN NEST, IN FLIGHT & OVERLOOKING NEST, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

A WADING BIRD TRIO, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

   The three wading birds from left to right: Little Blue Heron, Glossy Ibis and Snowy Egret.