WHITE PEACOCK BUTTERFLY, ANHINGA TRAIL, EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, HOMESTEAD, FL

AMERICAN ALLIGATOR, ANHINGA TRAIL, EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, HOMESTEAD, FL

ANHINGA SITTING ON EGGS IN NEST, ANHINGA TRAIL, EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, HOMESTEAD, FL

BLACK VULTURE WITH WINGS SPREAD, ANHINGA TRAIL, EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, HOMESTEAD, FL

SMOOTH-BILLED ANI, NEAR ERNEST COE VISITOR'S CENTER, EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, HOMESTEAD, FL

   We can ID this ani as a Smooth-billed Ani rather than a Groove-billed Ani by its smooth bill ( the Groove -billed Ani usually has some grooves on bill) and high culmen  (upper ridge of bird's bill).  You can really see the high culmen in the first photo.

   The Groove-billed Ani is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 511.

NONBREEDING BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, TIGERTAIL BEACH, MARCO ISLAND, FL