Green Cay 12/2011

Went to Green Cay early this A.M.  Alot of activity for a overcast morning , was thrilled to see in the distance a rosette spoonbill , someday he will be up close. List of birds seen  Moorhens, Coots, Grebes, blue heron, Ibis both white and glossy,small blue winged teals, mottled ducks ,anhingas, commorants, cardinals,painted buntings, green heron and all the egrets and a wood stork, some warblers didnt get good pics of them ,to many walkers and jittery birds.


Red Shouldered Hawk in flight

Red Shouldered Hawk



Tri Colored Heron



young Purple Gallinule

Adult Purple Gallinule



Rosette Spoonbill

Rosette Spoonbill  2



Black Crowned Night Heron

He returned

These are some of the birds in my yard this weekend besides the usual parrots, doves, and bluejays.

Male Painted Bunting

Female Cardinal

Female red winged blackbird

Male cardinal

Daggerwing

A rather boring day with Cindy birding guess it was the weather? Hope we haven't lost it as birders together.We hit two places the second one being Hilsboro Pine Preserve another Kestrel and Mockingbird, more action in the yard


? little bird   not sure

Osprey

American Kestrel

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Fairchild Gardens

Was a beautiful day out with my hubby, cant waste a minute of this weather . The gardens were beautiful.  


Palm Warbler in the front yard this A,M,

Devils Trumpet

 


Giant Egret always so regal.

Rainbow eucalyptus.  have to see in person



Pretty flower



A Devils Trumpet   dark purple outside



cool lizards   look like baby bearded

Monarch

more pretty flowers

Water flower

 

Lauren's backyard getting better everyday

I was so jealous of Cindy when she called me to say she had a painted bunting at her feeder. also happy. I came home today while doing yard work, had my camera as always outside when I noticed a pretty green bird .Thought it was a finch was snapping pictures of it and as I moved to the front of the cage I realized there was another bird there .To my amazement it was the male. I was so excited he spooked and flew away. but saw him again later in my bushes. Couldn't Wait to phone Cindy, yea  a set for both of us.  

Northern Parula Warbler

Black throated blue warbler

Female painted bunting

male painted bunting

juvenile yellowed belly sap sucker

Northern  Parula

juvenile yellow bellied sapsucker

Before the excitement of the buntings I saw two new birds in my front yard. Wow going to love migration season this year.

Backyard in November

My backyard and canal  so far in November not to bad.


my girl cardinal has'nt been shy



parrots always fun to watch



Green Heron showed up today



The Bluejays love their peanuts



So does the squirrel



I think this is a spot breasted oriole



cant believe I got a new bird

back view

The Mockingbirds sing so loud

A first for my canal a little Grebe

A Tricolored Heron has been visiting also

I have beed waiting for this fellow to come back  a American Krestal

And of course my fav   Berry  the male Cardinal

A beautiful Monarch

My new hibiscus plant  I love it

So excited tomarrow Cindy and I get to go birding   palm beach is our destination . Wish us luck, hope we see new ones.

Green Cay

Visited Green Cay Thursday with BFF finally! saw our old friends , and was excited to see the Blue Winged Teals back. Little ones trying to dabble to cute. Also saw  and Vireo?  will research and add later.Welcome home Cindy! 



Juvenile Wood Stork



Painted Bunting  (male)

male and female Painted Buntings

Blue Winged Teal



Snowy Egret



I think a Palm Warbler?

I almost forgot to add this sweet lady my favorite bird a Cardinal (female)

There was a large it's 5 o'clock somewhere party of Wood Storks and Vultures at a near by community's lake  on our way out of Green Cay. We were disappointed there were no Storks and wal'a.