LITTLE BLUE HERON & TRICOLORED HERON, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL

   In both photos the Little Blue Heron is on the left and the Trecolored Heron is on the right.

EASTERN PHOEBE, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL

MATED PAIR OF OSPREYS, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

MALE RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

MOURNING DOVE, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

MALE COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, BIRDING TOWER, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL

   We can ID this warbler as a male Common Yellowthroat by its olive back, broad black mask and yellow throat and chest.

   The Common Yellowthroat is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 513.

WHITE-TAILED KITES, RESEARCH ROAD, EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, HOMESTEAD, FL, 1/7/2016

   Even though these photos were taken at a long distance (with the first photo then being enlarged) and are somewhat fuzzy, we can ID these two hawks as White-tailed Kites by their bright white undersides contrasting with their bold, black shoulders and by their short, black bills.  Also, the grasslands habitat of the area is what they generally like.

   The White-tailed Kite is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 512.