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Tuesday, June 7, 2016

WHITE PEACOCK BUTTERFLY, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL


SWALLOW-TAILED KITE, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL





LITTLE BLUE HERON, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL


COLONIES OF WOOD STORKS & OTHER BIRDS, WAKODAHATCHEE WETLANDS, DELRAY BEACH, FL

   Scattered throughout Wakodahatchee Wetlands are small islands with colonies of breeding Wood Storks and other breeding birds, including Cattle Egrets, Anhingas, Double-crested Cormorants, Great Blue Herons, etc.  Here are photos of some of these colonies.


















ANHINGA & CATTLE EGRET, WAKODAHATCHEE WETLANDS, DELRAY BEACH, FL


BREEDING CATTLE EGRETS, WAKODAHATCHEE WETLANDS, DELRAY BEACH, FL

   The Cattle Egrets get beautifull orange plumage for breeding plumage. 







BOAT-TAILED GRACKLES, WAKODAHATCHEE WETLANDS, DELRAY BEACH, FL

   In the first two photos the male Boat-tailed Grackle is on the right and the female on the left.