Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) for #BirdoftheDay theme of #FirstWingbeat. This bird was far from its normal range —a rare bird sighting in #Florida in 2024. #birds

A male Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) in the backyard is one of my favorites taken in May for #BirdoftheMonth theme #BestoftheMonth. It’s an unusual angle to see one. #birds #Florida

Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) is my attempt at the interesting #BirdoftheDay themes of #Solitude (and maybe also #NegativeSpace, though it might need more space for that). This pretty bird was photographed in a puddle at #KissimmeePrairie. #birds #Florida #naturephotography

Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) in its winter plumage with a fish just caught in rough, dark waters off Tampa Bay. Love the demonic red eye. For #BirdoftheDay theme #Podicipedidae. #birds #Florida #naturephotography

Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio) close up with a lot of feather #texture for #BirdoftheDay. #birds

Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) male for #BirdoftheDay theme #Anatidae. (I posted this once today and then accidentally deleted it! 🤪) #birds #ducks #naturephotography

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Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis) at #KissimmeePrairie for #BirdoftheDay theme #BirdonaWire. This was a rare sighting for the Preserve. #birds #naturephotography #Florida

Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) singing from recently burned shrubs after a recent prescribed fire at #KissimmeePrairie. #BirdoftheDay theme #SingforyourSupper. #birds #Florida #prairie #naturephotography

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) male For #BirdoftheDay theme #headshots #birds #ducks

Northern Bobwhites (Colinus virginianus), Four females and one male in the back right. This was part of a sweet covey of twelve at #KissimmeePrairie. For #BirdoftheDay theme #grassland. #birds #Florida #naturephotography

Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) female with a grasshopper she is about to deliver to her nestlings. Taken on Saturday. #BirdoftheDay for the theme #Scrollback. #birds #naturephotography

American Robin (Turdus migratorius) is #Ruffled while primping and preening after a bath. It was foggy that day, which made the background white. #BirdoftheDay #birds #backyard #Florida

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) female. #BirdoftheDay theme #FeatheredFemmes

House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) orange-y male. #BirdoftheDay for theme #EFGH. #birds #Florida #backyard #naturephotography

Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus audubonii) is certainly one of the most #Photogenic birds I know of. This one was so attractive, the American Birding Association put them on the cover of one of its "Birding" magazines. #BirdoftheDay #KissimmeePrairiePreserve #birds #Florida

Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) for a late #BirdoftheDay post with the theme #InMotion #birds #Florida #naturephotography

A Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) just beginning it annual molt. Fits both #BirdoftheDay themes of #SeaBird and alternate #Black. A rare migratory visitor to beaches here in Florida in the summer and probably the only one I've seen so close to breeding plumage. #birds #Florida

Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) in a native Beautyberry shrub (Callicarpa americana) for #BirdoftheDay theme #Dappled #birds #nativeplants #Florida #naturephotography

This migrating Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) male from the back yard Is my #BestoftheMonth choice for #BirdoftheDay. #birds #Florida #naturephotography

Limpkin (Aramus guarauna) in late day light for the #BeautyinBrown theme for the #BirdoftheDay. #birds #Florida #photography #wadingbird

Protecting territory, or trying to. A Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) dive bombing a Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) at #KissimmeePrairiePreserve during spring nesting season. Looks #WellTImed, except it was one keeper out of 160 photos! #BirdoftheDay #birds #Florida #photography

American Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) were blown in to Treasure Island Beach in #Florida following Hurricane Idalia in August 2023. There were 16 birds in a small lagoon at the beach. It was an incredible sight I won't ever forget. #BirdoftheDay theme #LongNecks #birds #nature

Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio) youngster kicked out by mom and dad and not too happy about it. Wild Coffee (Psychotria nervosa) and River Sage (Salvia misella). Going with alt theme #RestingBeakFace for #BirdoftheDay #birds #Florida #photography #nativeplants

Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) #SplashingAround in the backyard bird creek last week, for #BirdoftheDay #birds #warbler #bathing #naturephotography #Florida

Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) on a branch of a blooming Flatwoods Plum (Prunus umbellata) tree. For #BirdoftheDay theme #Petals&Perches #birds #Florida #naturephotography #warbler

King Rail (Rallus elegans) with lunch at #KissimmeePrairie. For #BirdoftheDay theme #ComeEatWithMe #birds #Florida #NaturePhotography

Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) in the back yard. One of my #FeederFriends for #BirdoftheDay. #birds #Florida #naturephotography

Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) male is the #BirdoftheDay for the theme #Headshots #duck #birds #Florida #naturephotography

Checkered White (Pontia protodice) female on Scorpionstail (Heliotropium angiospermum) #ButterflyWeek #butterfly #Florida

Sleeping flock of Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri) at the end of the day. #BirdoftheDay theme #Reflections. Taken years ago, but I still remember how cold it was, and how beautiful the sight of this large flock of tiny peeps in late day light. #birds #sandpipers #naturephotography #Florida

Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) in the #backyard picking through the extra leaves and branches on the ground after Hurricane Milton. #BirdoftheDay for the theme #JKLMNOP. #birds #Florida #warbler

An American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) pretending to be just another reed in the marsh at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve. For #BirdoftheDay theme #LongNecks. #birds #Florida #KissimmeePrairie #photography

These three amigos seemed like a good match for the #BirdoftheDay theme of #BirdButt. Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve. #birds #Florida #friends #KissimmeePrairie #photography

American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) male. With native Wild Coffee (Psychotria nervosa) in the background. My addition to the #BirdoftheDay theme of #BlackHeads #Birds #backyard #Florida #warbler #NaturePhotography

I feel sick to my stomach waiting around to see what atrocity Trump has in mind for the people of Iran this evening. It's hard to fathom our other elected leaders aren't able to check him in any meaningful way. It's an indictment not just of voters but of our whole system. We're ruled by a mad king.

Swainson's Warbler ( Limnothlypis swainsonii) I have photographed (and posted) a lot of warblers, including some yesterday, and most are more colorful than these, but this one is secretive and rare so might fit both #BirdoftheDay themes of #Warblers and #RareEncounters #birds #Florida #backyard

That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress beforehand, or our allies, or coherently explain to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers. Reminder that Congress has the power to stop this.

A Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) basking in the sun is #BirdoftheDay for the theme of #feathers. Because they are so common here, I sometimes forget how pretty they are. #birds #backyard #Florida #naturephotography

Short-winged Marauder (Proctacanthus brevipennis). I'm always happy to see a robber fly I've never seen before. Found at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve during a butterfly walk. #arthropods #Florida #robberfly #insect #KissimmeePrairie

Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) preparing to dive for a fish on an overcast day. #BirdoftheDay for theme #SmallBirdsInFlight #birds #Florida #naturephotography

Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) on a foggy morning at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve. Hope fog qualifies as #weather for the #BirdoftheDay. #birds #Florida #naturephotography #prairie

A Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) flying over Tampa Bay is my #BirdoftheDay for the theme #LargeBirdsInFlight #birds #Florida #Naturephotography

Happy as a duck with a clam? A male Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) about to toss down an unhappy clam. Swallowed it whole. The shell is crushed in the duck's gizzard. Who knew? I didn't until I saw it and looked it up. Then he dove back down for another. #BirdoftheDay theme #snacks #birds #Florida

Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis). Lying in the sand, trying to photograph a little peep in the distance, I turned to see this handsome gull at eye level, looking so content with feathers ruffled by the wind. #BirdoftheDay theme of #RuffledFeathers #birds #Florida #naturephotography

Great Horned Owls (Bubo virginianus)-- mom and affectionate fuzzball in a nest of twigs, Spanish moss and leaves up high in a large oak tree. #BirdoftheDay theme #AdultswithChicks. #birds #Florida #naturephotography

Male Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea). I missed Friday, but here is a #BirdoftheDay for Saturday. As #blue as blue can be. #birds #Florida #naturephotography

Northern Shoveler female, (Spatula clypeata) Even though the colorful males of this species are gorgeous, I love the females and I can't get enough of this beautiful Zen face. #BirdoftheDay theme #Speckled. #birds #ducks #Florida #naturephotography

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) feeding their fledgling in the backyard. This photo was published in the ABA's Birding magazine November 2020 print and online issue, in an article about bird duetting. For #BirdoftheDay theme #OpenBeak #birds #naturephotography #Florida

Northern Shoveler male, (Spatula clypeata) Better late than never - again. For #BirdoftheDay theme #Tricolour #birds #ducks #Florida #naturephotography