Sometimes birds are taken for granted but the more we understand their life and behavior, the more appreciative we can become of how fascinating they are in a world full of challenges to their survival.

Nesting great blue heron

Sanderlings

Purple sandpipers

European starlings

Eastern bluebird

Yellow-rumped warbler

White ibis

Great egret landing

Egret gathering

Sandhill crane

Cedar waxwing

Snowy owl

Wood duck

Carolina wren

Long-tailed duck

Preening snowy egret

Great-horned owl

Tri-colored heron

Sleeping snowy owl

Magnolia warbler

Common grackle

Migrating tree swallow

Egret gathering (B&W)

Fishing osprey

Pink flamingo

Peacock

Tree swallow

Ruby throated humming bird

Baltimore oriole

Belted kingfisher

Harlequin ducks

Squirrel hunting red-tailed hawk

Osprey family

Berry stealing cedar waxwings

Baby bobolink in flower

Eagle-eyed osprey

Green heron

Fanning great blue heron

Northern cardinal

Great blue heron in winter

Flying osprey with fish

Great egret in heavy winds

Bobolink

Imature yellow-crowned night heron

Landing great blue heron

Great blue heron mates

Strutting wood duck

Great blue heron with snake breakfast

Tri-colored heron in green water

Snowy egret

Black-crowned night heron

Yellow-crowned night heron

White ibis with snake

Sandhill crane silhouette

Sandhill cranes

Herring gull with crab

Bald-eagle

Osprey catch

Oyster catcher

Wood duck attitude

European goldfinch

Glossy ibis

Strutting wild turkey

Anhinga

Hunting red-tailed hawk

Brown pelican

Common yellowthroat warbler feeding cowbird

Northern Parulo