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Thursday, February 4, 2016

GRACKLE VS SHRIKE, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

   We thought the Boat-tailed Grackle and Loggerhead Shrike on the same tree made an interesting photo.  The second photo (Boat-tailed Grackle) and third photo (Loggerhead Shrike) are closeups of the two birds.




Wednesday, February 3, 2016

DOWNY WOODPECKER, FREEDOM MEMORIAL PARK, NAPLES, FL

   We could ID this woodpecker as a Downy Woodpecker and not a Hairy Woodpecker by its very small size (estimated at 6" +-).




RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS IN NEST, FREEDOM MEMORIAL PARK, NAPLES, FL

      This morning we birded with a group at Freedom Memorial Park.  The highlight of the trip was sighting a pair of Red-shouldered Hawks in their nest.  Red-shouldered Hawks generally return to the same nesting territory year after year.  Both the male and female build the nest or refurbish a prior years nest.