OSPREY & GREAT BLUE HERON, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL

LEAST SANDPIPERS, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

   We can ID these sandpipers as Least Sandpipers as follows:

• Small sandpiper or "peep" with yellowish legs.  The Least Sandpiper is the only small sandpiper with yellowish legs.
• Overall brownish above and white below.
• Bill black, finely pointed and drooping slightly.
• Breast streaked with light brown.
• Back and wing feathers have dark centers and lighter edges, creating a "scaled"appearance.

NORTHERN CARDINAL, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL

ADULT GREAT HORNED OWL & CHICK, REPUBLIC DRIVE, NAPLES, FL

   This Great Horned Owl nest is located on a snag near the end of Republic Drive in Naples.  Republic Drive is off of Bayshore Dr., across from the public parking lot exit of the Naples Botanical Garden.

   The first photo shows the adult owl, probably a female, with one of its chicks.  The male is probably out looking for food.  The second photo shows the chick by itself and the last two photos show the adult owl by itself.

WILSON'S SNIPE, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

ADULT GREEN HERON, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

BROWN PELICAN, BUNCHE BEACH PRESERVE/SAN CARLOS BAY, FT. MYERS BEACH, FL