Walking

Dana Point Turkey Trot November 2017 5K 1:03:44

Black Phoebe

San Joaquin Wildlife Reserve Irvine, California

Cormorant Greeting the Morning

Dana Point Harbor California

Sunrise

Dana Point Harbor California

Belted Kingfisher

Female Dana Point Harbor California

Barb and Boat

Dell's ocean-going yacht with Barb greeting visitors - the day before their wedding November 2017

Windy Day

Bolsa Chico nature resreve Huntington Beach California

Gate Open

Juvenile Glossy Ibis letting a duck pass.

Tricolor Egret

Bolsa Chico nature resreve Huntington Beach California

Pacific Sunset

Dana Point Harbor California

Osprey

San Joaquin Wildlife reserve Irvine, California

Osprey

San Joaquin Wildlife reserve Irvine, California

Concentration

Great Egret San Joaquin Wildlife Reserve Irvine, California

Common Yellowhawk

San Joaquin Wildlife Reserve Irvine, California

Dewlap

Dewlap "A fold of loose skin hanging from the neck of certain animals." The dewlap on this Brown Anole lizard serves as a warning sign, as a territorial display, or to attract a mate. This posting is a re-post of a 2012 shot from Florida. And thanks for ranking yesterday's dragonfly shot under the top ten.

Wood Stork bringing nest material

Cattle Egrets

A Wood Stork couple

Roseate Spoonbill

Herons

Great Blue Heron with chicks

Tending the eggs

Egret displaying breeding plumage

Dawn at Tarpon Point

Night Heron

Wood Stork, flaps half, landing gear down, 10 degrees left

Roseate Spoonbill at dawn

Roseate Spoonbill showing off its orange tail

Incoming Egret

Roseate 2012-03-26 Another picture from the Bradenton Rookerie. A Roseate Spoonbill. Many thanks for yesterday's comments. As I went to sleep, it was #4 for the day.

It's Morning! 2012-03-25 Activity picking up around the rookery at dawn. Seen at an island in the mouth of the Myakka River. Many thanks for the kind comments on yesterday's shot!

Here I am 2012-03-24 Yesterday I was out and about from before dawn to dusk - 614 shots on the chip, first selection down to fifty. Now to look at them closely. This great white egret is one of them, showing off his breeding plumage.

Gulp 2012-03-21 I'm not sure what kind of bird this is - the curved bill makes me guess "Ibis", but the colors are not right for an Ibis. At any rate, it swallowed the fish even before its bill left the water. It seems to have a satisfied look on its face. Update: It is a glossy ibis. Thanks Lori and your friend Jason Many thanks for the comments on my dragonfly/alligator combination.

Catching a ride 2012-03-20 I must admit that I didn't even see the dragonfly when I took the picture. Seen in the Myakka River, Florida. And many thanks not only for the comments on the butterfly shot, but for the additional comments on my osprey shot. Much appreciated.