Tuesday, June 17, 2025
MALE NORTHERN BOBWHITE (FLORIDA SUBSPECIES), VERONA WALK, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 6/16/2025 - NEW SPECIES TO LIFE LIST
We can ID this quail as the Florida subspecies of a male Northern Bobwhite as follows:
- Identified as a Northern Bobwhite by both Google Lens and Merlin.
- White throat and white brow stripe (which goes down to nape) bordered by black.
- Short, dark and conical bill.
- Plumage is a mixture of rufous on upper back and flanks; intricate pattern of gray, black and white on rest of upper parts and intricate pattern of black and white on rest of underparts.
The Northern Bobwhite is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List, which now stands at 1,179.
It is interesting how I saw this lifer. I was walking out of my garage to take in the trash barrel. Across the street from the house I saw a bird on the lawn. I didn't have my glasses on or my camera with me, so I couldn't see it very well. I walked across the street and got my cell phone out, just as the bird was scampering away. I was able to take just one photo before the bird went under a large bush. I didn't see the bird anymore after this.
Lo and behold, the bird was a lifer - a male Northern Bobwhite of the Florida subspecies.
Monday, June 16, 2025
IMMATURE GREAT HORNED OWL, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 6/16/2025
This immature Great Horned Owl is probably one of the two that had just fledged in April, 2025. You can see these two owls and their adult parents in postings for 4/5/2025 and 4/9/2025. Great Horned Owls typically reach adulthood, both physically and sexually, with in one to two years.
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