Soon birds will be moving north from their winter homes. Time to revisit some friends in Florida. First, a red-tailed hawk keeping eye on a dragonfly.
Red-tailed hawk and dragonfly in scrub pine
That image and the next are both from the reclaimed areas around a water treatment facility that’s become a good home for wildlife. Here’s a White Ibis flying by.
Ibis over Viera Wetlands
Down in the water is a Tri-color Heron, also called a Louisiana Heron.
Tri-color Heron
Finally, a couple reflections of a Snowy Egret showing off its yellow slippers. Snowies came very close to extinction in the early 20th century when their feathers were harvested for hats.
Snowy egret at St. Augustine Alligator Farm