I went back to the Reserve in Lakeland this morning. This is the place with the gators. Didn't see any of those today. Heard a bunch but they must have been hiding.

What I did see is a new bird to me and one that's fairly rare in the USA. It's a black-bellied whistling duck. When you a bird watcher, seeing a bird for the first time makes you do a happy dance.





And, yes, it really does sound like they're whistling.

I also saw another bird called a purple gallinule. I have seen these before but never up close. What colors!!







There were also ospreys.





and a tri-colored heron.


And that's the bird report for the day.

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Great pics again.
Can you catch me a purple gallinule? lol
He's beautiful. I love birds.
Judy

Those are some of the best pictures I've seen you post yet! Very nice.

Today while blowing the helicopters off my driveway I had the pleasure of scraping yet another dead baby bird that fell out that got partially squooshed by bf early this morning pulling out the driveway.It was already smelly from baking in the sun, and I had to throw it in the smelly trash can where its siblings where rotting.Blahh!!! I'll be glad when all this is over.I will have to seal up that hole for sure.

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And here I was excited because we finally got a hummingbird at our feeder this weekend! LOL Once again beautiful pictures!

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Oh, you should be excited about the hummer! I've only seen 2 since I moved to Florida. These birds are nice but they're not in my yard. The hummer was.

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Again........beautiful pictures! I love the purple gallinule.

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