You can see the lacy plumes of this Snowy Egret's breeding plumage. When it flew away we could see its "golden slippers".
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Saturday, June 4, 2016
GREEN HERON EATING A FISH, GREEN CAY WETLANDS, BOYNTON BEACH, FL
This Green Heron was having a feast eating a fish. In the second photo you can see another bird came along and looks like he wants to steal the fish. The Green Heron hurriedly finished eating its meal.
EASTERN SCREECH-OWL, GREEN CAY WETLANDS, BOYNTON BEACH, FL
The last two photos show the hole in a tree which is probably the entrance to the Easter Screech-Owl's nest. It could be an old woodpecker hole. The owl was not in this nest, but was on a nearby tree.
BREEDING LEAST TERN IN FLIGHT, GREEN CAY WETLANDS, BOYNTON BEACH, FL
Even though these photos are somewhat fuzzy due to the long distance and fast moving bird, we can ID this bird as a breeding Least Tern as follows:
- Size: we estimated the size as 8+- in. The Least Tern is the smallest tern at 8 1/4" to 9". Thus our size estimate indicates it is a Least Tern.
- Relatively long yellow bill.
- Black cap.
- Relatively long wingspan for its size.
- Pale wings with the black leading edge.
The Least Tern is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 303.
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