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December 2017 Outtakes!

A collection of photos that didn’t quite make the blog. Roll over each photo to see captions, click to enlarge…

Brant, near Jensen Beach, FL
Red-breasted Mergansers near Jensen Beach, FL
Grey-headed (Purple) Swamphen, Wakodahatchee Wetlands Park
Lesser Black-backed Gull, John D. MacArthur Beach State Park
Loggerhead Shrike, Malabar Scrub Sanctuary
Downy Woodpecker, Malabar Scrub Sanctuary
Florida Scrub Jay, Malabar Scrub Sanctuary
Greater Yellowlegs, Moody Pond
Purple Gallinule, T.M. Goodwin Waterfowl Management Area
Swamp Sparrow, T.M. Goodwin Waterfowl Management Area
Black Vultures, T.M. Goodwin Waterfowl Management Area

End of Summer 2017 Outtakes

Autumn has “officially” started, at least in the astronomical sense. The effects of Hurricane Irma on our area parks are continuing to be dealt with, and the shorter days will eventually lead to cooler temperatures (although the heat index was near 100 this week). Here are several photos taken the second half of this Summer that never made their way into the blog.

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Willet resting on the beach at Indialantic, FL.

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Immature Royal Tern at Indialantic, FL.

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Sanderling (and Ruddy Turnstones) at Juan Ponce de Leon Landing.

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Immature Purple Gallinule (alternate view) at Orlando Wetlands Park.

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Young Roseate Spoonbill at the Melbourne-Tillman Canal, Palm Bay, FL.

 

I’ve already had my first birding adventure of the Fall. Stay tuned for that, coming soon!

Spring Outtakes 2016
Mockingbird in Wickham Park, Melbourne, FL
Ruddy Turnstore, Ft. De Soto Park
Sanderling, Melbourne Beach, FL
Summer Tanager, Ft. De Soto Park
Tricolored Heron at Front Street Park, Melbourne, FL
Willet, Melbourne Beach, FL
Florida Biplane Rides!
Gopher Tortoise, Turkey Creek Sanctuary
Hermit Thrush at Erna Nixon Park, West Melbourne, FL
Hooded Warbler, Ft. De Soto Park
Iridescent cloud over Melbourne, FL
Least Tern at Lori Wilson Park, Cocoa Beach, FL
Crossed swords (Marbled Godwits), Ft. De Soto Park
Eastern Bluebird, near Camp Lonesome Preserve
Molting Indigo Bunting, Ft. De Soto Park
Eastern Cottontail, Lori Wilson Park, Cocoa Beach, FL
Blue-crowned Parakeet at Eau Gallie Public Library
Black-whiskered Vireo at Lori Wilson Park, Cocoa Beach, FL
Blackpoll Warbler, Ft. De Soto Park
Black-bellied Plover, Ft. De Soto Park
Black-and-white Warbler at Lori Wilson Park, Cocoa Beach, FL
Barred Owl, McKethan Lake, Withlacoochee State Forest
Northern Rough-winged Swallows, near Camp Lonesome Preserve

Some outtakes from the spring, so far!

 

December Outtakes

Hello! Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone! There have been a series of technical issues here at the Lonely Birder blog, but I have ironed most of that out. Please, enjoy these outtakes from my December birding in and around central Florida!

 

Savannah Sparrow
Redheads in the mix
Common Loon with a fish
Common Loon
Red-breasted Merganser

I hope you are having a great holiday, whatever you choose to celebrate! If I don’t get to blog before the end of the year, Happy New Year, too!

Outtakes from Melbourne and Viera Wetlands

Here are a few outtakes from some recent outings near my work and at the Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands in Viera, FL.

  • Swallow-tailed Kite flying low over my work’s parking lot
  • A lonely Black-necked Stilt resting on one leg.
  • This Great Blue Heron chick is getting pretty big!
  • A pair of Anhinga chicks.