A Palamedes Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes) on Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) at #KissimmeePrairie since I learned it is #ButterflyWeek. #butterfly #Florida

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) fledgling as a very late #BirdoftheDay post for the alt theme #NewLife. #birds #Florida #backyard

American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) male showing a full moon for a #BirdoftheDay theme #ButtShotts. #birds #moon #photography #naturephotography #Florida #backyard #warbler

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) looking up to swallow a water from the backyard pond. #BirdoftheDay theme #UpandDown #birds #backyard #Florida

Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) standing on a slate rock in the back yard pond for #BirdoftheDay theme #Rocky. #birds #backyard #Florida #warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens) male, bathing in the back yard pond. #BirdoftheDay theme is #BathTime. #birds #Florida #backyard

House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) male. Most male house finches are redder, but this guy is #orange. An introduced species, but the males are so pretty, I like seeing them in the backyard if there are not too many. They have a nice song, also. #BirdoftheDay #birds #backyard #Florida

A recently-fledged Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) taking a bath in the backyard. If that isn't a #cutie I don't know what is! #BirdoftheDay #birds #owl #Florida #backyard

1,000 musicians gather in this stadium to practice all day for this moment: to honor David Bowie with his song! Am not gonna lie, the French are the most passionate artists I ever encountered... Long live rock n' roll! 😎🎸🎉 #davidbowie #bowie #musicians #artistsunite #rock #rebelebel #love #vibes #🫶

Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) female for the #BirdoftheDay theme #Ebony&Ivory. #birds #backyard #Florida #naturephotography

Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) male in a Simpson’s Stopper (Myrcianthes fragrans) bug buffet. The spring flowers attract insects which attract warblers. #WildMotion #BirdoftheDay #birds #backyard #migration #Florida

Gadwall (Mareca strepera) for #BirdoftheDay theme #Quackers. An elegant duck with subtle beauty in those feather patterns. #birds #ducks #Florida

A male Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus alleni - the "white-eyed" race) contemplating the day, right after sunrise at #KissimmeePrairie. #BirdoftheDay for #QuietReflection and might be good for #Sunrise#Sunset too. #birds #Florida

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) male for the #BirdoftheDay theme #RedFeetBeakEyes #birds #ducks #Florida

A juvenile Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus audubonii) with a Rough Green Snake, which was caught and delivered by one of their parents. Caracaras take very good care of their young. #KissimmeePrairie #TheArtofSurvival #BirdoftheDay #birds #Florida #naturephotography

A Whirlabout (Polites vibex) harassing a Monk Skipper (Asbolis capucinus) as it gets nectar from a purple thistle (Cirsium horridulum) flower at #KissimmeePrairie. Whirlabouts can be jerks! #pollinatorweek #butterfly #skippers #invertebrates #Florida

Bachman's Sparrow (Peucaea aestivalis) singing from a burned palmetto at #KissimmeePrairie is the #BirdoftheDay theme #LittleBrownBirds. #birds #Florida #naturephotgraphy

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) getting nectar from Florida native Coralbean aka Cherokee Bean (Erythrina herbacea) flowers at Kissimmee Prairie. Notice how she's both flying and perched! #BirdsandBuds #BirdiftheDay #birds #photography #nativeplants #Florida

A Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) climbing on native Alligator Flag plant (Thalia geniculata) eating its seeds is my #BirdoftheDay selection for the theme #RedBeaks. Check out those long yellow legs and huge chicken-like feet. #birds #Florida #naturephotography

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) photographed at #KissimmeePrairie is the #BirdoftheDay for the #Raptors theme. #birds #Florida #naturephotography

Three Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo osceola) are #OutForaWalk at #KissimmeePrairie. These three guys seemed perfect for the #BirdoftheDay theme. One of my most popular past images, and still always makes me smile. Hope it does the same for you. #birds #Florida #naturephotography

A Groove-billed Ani is all #Black for the #BirdoftheDay theme today. A rare bird for this part of #Florida. #birds #cuckoo

A young Brown Pelican is #inFlight at Clearwater Marina. #BirdoftheDay #birds #Florida

Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) Enjoying a bath In the back yard. Again going with the alternate #BirdoftheDay theme. #Black&White. #birds #Florida #naturephotography

Some fireworks in the #backyard on the Fourth of July in 2024. A young Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) showed up In the daytime. We were thrilled. Blue Jays -- not so much. #UnexpectedNeighbours is the alternate theme for #BirdoftheDay. #birds #Florida #naturephotography

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) carrying a large branch to the nest for the #BirdoftheDay theme #Nesting #Birds #Florida #raptor

Barred Owl (Strix varia) at #KissimmeePrairie. Ready to hunt in the evening. Recently burned prairie in the background. For #BirdoftheDay alternate theme of #LivingLandscape #birds #Florida

Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) introduced to Florida, is doing a wing flap and is the #BirdoftheDay for the theme #Geese #birds

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) female. She stayed in the backyard for a week during migration in early May, and is the #BirdoftheDay for theme #BranchingOut. #birds #Florida #migration #naturephotography

Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) on a fencepost with climbing Virginia Creeper at #KissimmeePrairie is the #BirdoftheDay for theme #BorrowedPlaces. #birds #Florida #NaturePhotography

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) male for #BirdoftheDay theme #LookingatYou #birds #Florida #naturephotography

Molting Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) eating Simpson's Stopper (Myrcianthes fragrans) berry. By August birds drop old feathers to grow new ones. A lot of scratching, preening, bathing and looking uncomfortable. Having a #BadFeatherDay, for the #BirdoftheDay, but has #FoodinBeak! #birds

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) eating Marlberry, (Ardisia escallonioides) for #FoodinBeak theme #BirdoftheDay. #birds #Florida #naturephotography

A King Rail (Rallus elegans) in its habitat at #KissimmeePrairie For #BirdoftheDay theme #HiddeninPlainSight. I have photos of these secretive rails in the clear, but I love this view because it better represents what it is usually like to see one. #birds #Florida #naturephotography

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