Birds of Willowbrook

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

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