TREE SWALLOW IN FLIGHT, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL

   We have identified this swallow as a adult male Tree Swallow by the following:

• Relatively broad wings and notched tail.
• The blue above and of the head  and the white below.  You can see in the first photo the sharp contrast between the dark cheek and the white throat.

BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE, HARNS MARSH PRESERVE, LEHIGH ACRES, FL

ROOST OF BLACK VULTURES, HARNS MARSH PRESERVE, LEHIGH ACRES, FL

SAVANNAH SPARROW, HARNS MARSH PRESERVE, LEHIGH ACRES, FL

   We have identified this sparrow as a Savannah Sparrow because of the yellowish lores, the eye-ring, the boldly streaked back and the pinkish tinge to the bill.

BLUE-WINGED TEAL, HARNS MARSH PRESERVE, LEHIGH ACRES, FL

   The male Blue-winged Teal is on the left and the female on the right.  On both the male and female you can see the powder-blue shoulder patches on the front of the wing.

REFLECTIONS OF A LIMPKIN, HARNS MARSH PRESERVE, LEHIGH ACRES, FL

SANDHILL CRANE, HARNS MARSH PRESERVE, LEHIGH ACRES, FL