Our Sunday morning drive through Ding found lots of roseate spoonbills getting ready to fly. It’s been a while since I’ve posted photos, so I’ll double up and catch up with a bunch in this batch!
The spoonbill tends to signal when they are ready to fly, by putting their spoonbill in the air, maybe to check which direction the wind is blowing.
Now that you’ve gotten your fill of pink birds for the day, there were a few others to photograph along the drive.
I always have to smile when I see a yellow-crowned heron in this pose.
As we left the island, the view of the east end and the lighthouse was breathtaking with the blues and greens of the water.
I’ve been able to catch a few photos of birds and turtles at our home over the past week. A tri-colored heron visits our backyard fairly often.
Caption for the photo below:
“Mama, mama, wait up! I can’t swim as fast as you!”
A grackle built a nest in a palm tree by our front door. We were dive-bombed as we walked out the front door for a couple of weeks. At least the chicks leave the nest quickly!
Mom can’t believe she just fed this one and it’s still hungry!