Visiting mom for Mother’s day, we spent an evening bird watching at the little brook that flows through her condo complex in Largo, Florida. Here are a few of the birds we enjoyed, two of which were first timers for us.
Great Egret
White Ibis
Swallow-tailed Kite
Mother Limpkin dancing to defend her chicks from a heron
Mother Limpkin with two chicks
Mother Limpkin with Chick
Limpkin Chicks
Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Common Gallinule sitting on nest
Common Gallinule sitting on nest
Black-crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Tri-colored Heron
Tri-colored Heron
Finally, the largest of the birds on the stream, a Great Blue Heron