Beautiful Black-necked Stilts have just arrived!

Black-necked Stilt, male Black-necked Stilt Black-necked Stilt, preening Black-necked Stilt, female Black-necked Stilts have just arrived he...

White-crowned Pigeon, Again, Sanibel, FL!

We saw a White-crowned Pigeon on the Shell Mound Trail, Ding Darling NWR this morning. We had also seen this bird there last year. Maybe it ...

Blackpoll Warbler Migration Underway, Sanibel, FL

Blackpoll Warbler, male migrant arrived at the Sanibel Lighthouse and helped himself to a well-earned meal, having come all the way from Sou...

Black-billed Cuckoo, Sanibel Lighthouse park, FL a Wow Migrant for here!

Black-billed Cuckoo There are slender white tail markings, very different than the bold white tail spots of a Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Birders ...

Blue-Winged Warbler, Common Nighthawk and More Migrants, Sanibel Lighthouse

Blue-winged Warbler Common Nighthawk Yesterday this beautiful Blue-winged Warbler was among the migrant birds landing at the Sanibel Lightho...

Tennessee and Blackburnian Warblers, Sanibel Lighthouse Today.

Blackburnian Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Tennessee Warbler These  showed up today at the Sanibel Lighthouse Park, Sanibel, FL, migrants who...

Blue, Blue, Blue: Indigo Bunting Mania Coming Your Way!

Indigo Buntings continue to pour into Florida. We have seen many the last 3 days at the Sanibel lighthouse park. They come in after their mi...

Short-tailed Hawk, Yes!

Short-tailed Hawk, dark morph, adult. We saw this one recently in Ft. Myers, FL. Lucky us! Here's a Short-tailed Hawk, light morph. Shor...

Sora, Bailey Tract, Sanibel, FL. and Canon SX 50 HS.

Sora, Bailey Tract, Sanibel, Florida. I had fun at this location photographing this rail and other birds yesterday with my Canon SX 50 HS po...

J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge Stokes Photo Tour

As a fundraiser for the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge , on Sanibel, FL, Don and I led a birding and photography tour through th...

Clapper Rail, Yes!

The rail show continues at Bailey Tract, east pond, Sanibel, FL. Now there have been 3 Clapper Rails and 2 Soras seen. Plus there may be 2 W...