RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, TURNER RD., BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE, COLLIER COUNTY, FL

MALE NORTHERN FLICKER, INTERSECTION OF U.S. ROUTE 41 & STATE ROUTE 29, COLLIER COUNTY, FL

WHITE-EYED VIREO, KIRBY STORTER ROADSIDE PARK, BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE, COLLIER COUNTY, FL

   We can ID this bird as a White-eyed Vireo as follows:

• Grayish head and white throat.
• Two wingbars.
• White iris with bright yellow "spectacle".  In the photo because of the angle, distance and lighting you can make out only part of the white iris and part of the yellow "spectacle".
• Yellow flanks.

   The White-eyed Vireo is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 272.

BROWN THRASHER, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL

      We can ID this bird as a Brown Thrasher by the rufous above, the rufous tail, the dark streaks on off-white below and two wingbars.

BEAUTIFUL FLOWER IN THE WILD, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL

   I was walking with a group of birders in a fairly isolated area at the Naples Botanical Garden when we saw this beautiful flower all by itself.  It really stood out.

WHITE STAR EGGPLANT, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL

FEMALE PAINTED BUNTING EATING AT FEEDER, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL