7/1/26 Big Talbot SP, FL: A magical morning was in progress at Spoonbill pond with a huge flock of egrets, storks, and Skimmers and a sprinkling of spoonbills and pelicans! Roseate Spoonbill, Black Skimmer , Great Egret , Gull-billed Tern , White Pelican .
6/26/26 Huguenot Memorial Park, JAX, FL: A fantastic scene greeted us – parents and chicks everywhere. Wilson’s Plover , Sandwich Tern, and Least Tern . We were very careful to move slowly and not get too close!
6/26/26 JAX, FL: Royal Tern chicks covered the beach. Brown Pelican nests could not be sighted without really disturbing all the other nesters so we decided not to make everyone move in the high heat . Laughing Gull young were all grown and the adults were roaming in wolf packs to steal fish from the other birds. Here: Royal Tern , Brown Pelican , Laughing Gull , and Black-bellied Plover .
6/21/26 Ralph Simmons NF, FL : Acadian Flycatcher and a juvenile Hooded Warbler .
6/9/26 Gainesville, FL : A glorious morning with tons of birds to try for during our brief time there. The Least Bittern individuals were in their sneaky mode, but we saw a number of them fly by. This one landed semi-hidden. Also: Limpkin , Green Heron (ad, juv) and juv. Great Blue Heron on a nest.
6/9/26 Gainesville, FL : We saw numerous Purple Gallinule individuals preforming antics in their attempts to grab seeds from the vegetation. It was a wonderful opportunity to capture these beauties feeding.
6/9/26 Gainesville, FL : Anhinga (m), Little Blue Heron (with crayfish), Sandhill Crane pair, and Red-winged Blackbird .
6/6/26 Amelia Island, FL : A Eastern Screech-Owl was reported on the island so we had to try to spot it. An older chick was sunning itself in the hole!
6/6/26 Amelia Island, FL: An immature Red-tailed Hawk was also sighted along with a Carolina Wren and a singing Painted Bunting.
5/10/26 An awesome morning at Okefenokee Swamp, GA: Much of our focus was on the Bachman’s Sparrow individuals singing, a Red-cockaded Woodpecker clan (m and f – at least 5 different birds) all trying to feed the young in the hole (which were not visible), and also numerous Red-headed Woodpecker individuals .
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