March 23, 2011

Winter in Florida

Those are the osprey chick's wings.

Alligator we saw from our kayak today.
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Vicki photographing a hanging plant.

Burrowing owl couple. They are only 10" tall but have a much bigger ego.

Osprey delivering a fish to his family.

The osprey chicks you see already have a five foot wing span.
See the top photo.

March 1, 2011

Lazy days of winter

Mother Bald Eagle headed towards her big babies.
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Her big eaglets looking well fed and ready to fledge soon.

Red-bellied Woodpecker outside its nest. Interesting that it doesn't have a red belly.
Notice how they push their tail against the tree for leverage.

While other birds build their nests, these woodpeckers carve theirs out.
That's using their heads.:))