LESSER YELLOWLEGS, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

   We can ID this sandpiper as a Lesser Yellowlegs (rather than a Greater Yellowlegs) by its bill being about the same length as its head and its flank being mostly white with some dark bars.  The Greater Yellowlegs has a much longer bill and has extensive barring on its flanks.

BLACK-NECKED STILTS, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

   This is the first time this winter that we saw Black-necked Stilts at Eagle Lakes.  They breed at the park.

PIED-BILLED GREBE, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL

ROSE GARDEN, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL

NAPLES FLOWER SHOW, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL

   We went to the Naples Flower Show yesterday.   It' being  held at the Naples Botanical Garden.  It was a great show; the flower arrangements were beautiful,  as you can see from the photos below.

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

FEMALE PAINTED BUNTING AT FEEDER, SUGDEN PARK, NAPLES, FL