Alligators Breeding Hunting 
10,000 Birds
JUNE 27, 2024
We traveled along Alligator Alley. This is a great spot for alligators, which we saw that day. A Palm Warbler , in breeding plumage, hopped onto the end of our table. A Red-shouldered Hawk was crying as it hunted. There are always lots of birds to see on the way, especially waders. We decided to stop at H.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
boat trip, and despite the heat of the day quickly ticked off Tricolored Herons , White Ibises, Little Blue Herons, and even Yellow-crowed Night Herons hunting in the reeds or resting at the base of towering cypress trees. I see grebes and gallinules all the time, but one can never tire when watching successful breeding birds.
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10,000 Birds
MAY 3, 2022
I should have known that birding High Island meant I would be 20 minutes away from a place where hundreds of thousands of shorebirds and waterbirds rest, feed, breed, and generally have a good time. I love American Avocets and I rarely see them in such marvelous breeding plumage, so I was in heaven. Clapper Rail. Back to the Flats.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 7, 2017
.” It is a relief to eventually reach the chapter on The Life of Waterfowl, written in a much more conversational style and unashamedly fascinated with waterfowl’s unique breeding behaviors. Hunting: You may have noticed that the Written Species Accounts include a section on hunting. So–not a fan of hunting.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 5, 2011
Breeding behaviour and plumage was very apparent, but John Wise , an ex-pat Brit now resident in Orlando, told me that the birds’ activities had been held up for a couple of weeks during a cold snap that saw frosts in Florida. The colonies at “Gatorland&# include other large wading birds too. Get yours today!
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