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...

Pileated Woodpecker Female Exploding From Nest!

Pileated Woodpecker exchange at the nest. the male arrives and the female explodes out of the hole past him. then she flies off to go feed a...

FL State High School Nature Photo Contest Winners

Here I am today with the winners of the Florida high school "Ding" Darling &Theodore Cross" nature photography contest, f...

Sanibel FL, Beach Bird bonanza!

Line up of, from left to right, Semipalmated Plover, Snowy Plover, Piping Plover Piping Plover Snowy Plover Lesser Black-backed Gulls, from ...

Reddish Egret, the rarest wading bird in North America!

Reddish Egret, J.N. Ding Darling NWR, Sanibel, FL recently, doing it's typical "drunken sailor" hunting behavior to catch fish...

Purple Martins are Back in Florida

Purple Martin, male Purple Martin, female Purple Martin houses Purple Martins have been spotted in Florida. Soon, they will be coming your w...

Beauty at Ding Darling NWR

Roseate Spoonbill, Tricolored Heron Great Blue Heron Don, Lillian, Ken Burgener (founder of Carefree Birding tours), and Dawn and Jeff Fine....