Roseate Spoonbill

I rarely see spoonbills in Browns Creek and this immature one was all alone.

I'm hoping that it means they are making their way from Guana to Pumpkin Hill.

We spent some time peering at each other through the branches

Osprey

One of the plant Ospreys at SJRPP

Anhinga and friend

Little Blue Heron

I came by this guy and he let me shoot for quite a while as he stalked his meal.

The reflection on the still water was perfect

Great Blue Heron

This guy was sitting in a tree as I floated past him shooting

He spotted me but never spooked.

I like the background of the tree, the bue sky and whisp of cloud.

Great Blues - Momma and Babies

Here is something that I have never seen before - Great Blue Heron babies.

Mom is standing on a branch to the right slighly above the two chicks.

They were quite agitated - croaking like I have never heard before and were basically attacking mom and each other for the food.

The one nearest the camera is actually biting mom as she regurgitates the food to the other chick

Now they are fighting each other.

"here you rude thing you!"

"but you gave him more than me!"

What a face!

"here's some more!"

Mom got smart and flew to another branch just above them and to the left.

That didn't stop them from fighting, however

Finally, she flew off to get some more food.

This is the same pair from another angle

You can see a second nest occupied by another adult

Mom taking a break from the kids

I think this was mom. At least this is where I saw her fly to.

Repairing the damage the kids did to the "do"

Little Blue Molting

Summer time is when you see the odd markings on the immature Little Blue Herons as they go from white to blue plummage.