wood stork – Wandering Dawgs

More than one Bird Species in a Photo

June 8, 2021Posted in Birds, Nature, PhotographyTagged birdweekly, more than one bird species, Roseate Spoonbill, Sand Hill Crane, Whooping Crane, wood stork19 Comments

Our Bird Weekly challenge this week is to show more than one bird species in a photo. The photos at the top of the page and this next photo were taken in the spring near Goose Island State Park in Texas. The Whooping Cranes and Sand Hill Cranes were in a farmer’s field every morning along with ducks and other bird species.

We wandered around Everglades National Park several times and enjoyed seeing the many bird species there.

Tri Colored Heron and Roseatte Spoonbill at Mrazek Pond 2012.

Spoonbill and Egret at Mrazek Pond, Everglades National Park 2012

At Mrazek Pond, Everglades National Park 2012

Closer to home, I often see Wood Storks sharing the same space with Egrets, Herons or Ibises. This image is one of my favorites of a Wood Stork with an Egret perched on the same tree branch.

Thanks to Lisa for her Bird Weekly Challenge: More than one Bird Species in a photo

Bird Weekly Challenge – Reflections of Birds

April 1, 2021Posted in Birds, Nature, PhotographyTagged birdweekly, Reflections, Roseate Spoonbill, wood stork14 Comments

Lisa has challenged us to show bird reflections this week.

Roseate Spoonbills, Egret, and Wood Stork

Shared with Lisa’s Bird Weekly Challenge Reflections of Birds

Bird Weekly Challenge #35: Birds I love

February 17, 2021Posted in Birds, Nature, PhotographyTagged American Bald Eagle, birds I love, birds on nests, birdweekly, Great Egret, Osprey, wood stork18 Comments

I’m not a birder and don’t have a life list but I love all birds and I love to watch them doing what birds do. It’s always interesting to see a bird or a pair of birds on their nest or building their nest. It’s even more fun if there are chicks!

Pair of Ospreys on the nest at Gulf Islands National Seashore at Ft. Pickens

Pair of Wood storks building nest at Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge

Great Egret with chicks at Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge

Thank you Lisa. for this Bird Weekly Challenge: Birds I Love

Bird Weekly Challenge #32: Birds with Brown Feathers

January 24, 2021January 31, 2021Posted in Birds, Nature, PhotographyTagged birdweekly, brown feathers, Brown Pelican, Ducks, Hawk, Osprey, Photo Challenge, wood stork26 Comments

I hope you enjoy these brown feathered birds from my archives. The Brown Pelicans pictured above were on the pier in Cedar Key, Florida.

I spotted the next four – a Hawk, Osprey, Juvenile Wood Stork, and House Sparrow – at different times near where I live in Coastal Georgia.

The birding was great as we traveled around the Texas Gulf coast a few years ago.

Male Green-winged Teal- Texas Gulf Coast

Northern Shoveler and unidentified brown birds – Texas Gulf Coast

Thank you Lisa. for this Bird Weekly Challenge: Brown Feathered Birds

Throwback Thursday #13 – December 5, 2009

December 5, 2019December 4, 2019Posted in Birds, Florida, National Parks, RVingTagged Everglades National Park, Memories, Roseate Spoonbill, Throwback Thursday, wood stork6 Comments

We’re not traveling as much in our fifth wheel anymore so I thought it would be fun to relive some of our most memorable days from previous RV trips.

On this day ten years ago, December 5, 2009, we were camped in the Flamingo Campground in Everglades National Park. We spent the day exploring the national park around Flamingo.

After entering Everglades National Park, the drive to the Flamingo Campground is another 38 miles through the park. Flamingo is the southernmost place in the mainland of the U.S. (The southernmost point in the U.S. is farther south in Key West.)

I wandered from our campsite in the morning to nearby Eco Pond where many wading birds were gathered.

20091205Flamingo-(46) — Egrets and Spoonbill at Eco Pond

20091205Flamingo-(13) — Roseate Spoonbill

Later in the day we went for a boat ride on a big pontoon boat in Florida Bay. There were some White Pelicans on a sandbar close to the boat. There were also hundreds of White Pelicans on a sand bar too far away to take pictures. As we headed back to the dock the rain started coming down.

20091205Flamingo-(75) — White Pelicans in Florida Bay

20091205Flamingo-(79) — Florida Bay on a rainy day

The Flamingo area of Everglades National Park is far from civilization and a wonderful place for bird watching and seeing other wildlife. In addition to the birds visitors can observe alligators and crocodiles in the wild. During certain times of year there may even be manatees in the water.

We enjoyed our stay so much we returned in 2012.