MOTTLED DUCK & CHICKS, SUGDEN PARK, NAPLES, FL

BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE, SUGDEN PARK, NAPLES, FL

BALD EAGLES & CHICK, SUGDEN PARK, NAPLES, FL

FEMALE COMMON GALLINULE & CHICKS

MALE PILEATED WOODPECKER, LAKES PARK, FT. MYERS, FL

   We can tell this is a male Pileated Woodpecker by red on the cheek; the female does not have this.

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.