Mallard

The duck of all ducks, known to everyone. The Mallards only stay together unly the eggs are laid, and then the promiscuous male goes his way.

I actually took a picture of them at the marina in Sanford, Florida.

Savannah Sparrow

Do not get fooled by his name,this bird lives everywhere : from north to south, from mountains to wetlands. It was probably first seen in Savannah,Georgia, hence the name.

It is a beautiful creature and i hope to get more picture of him in the future.

Glossy Ibis

This bird probably immigrated fom Africa in the 1800's. You can see them often by their cousins the white ibis.

I got a chance to take a few pictures of them at Lake Woodruff natural preserve in Deleon Springs, Florida.

Wood Stork

This bird used to be called Wood Ibis while it is in fact a large American wading bird in the stork family.

The Wood Stork it is the only of it's kind that breeds in North America.

I captured a few souvenirs pictures of this intriguing bird which supposedly carried us all at the door of our family to be, as per the legend, at the Gemini Springs park in Debary, Florida

Sandhill Crane

This beautiful animal, wich has a soaring effortless flight with his 6 to 8 feet wingspan, is a frequent sight alongside the edge of Central Florida's abondant number of ponds.

It is a strikingly big bird and you can really get close to them if you go step by step.







These sandhill cranes wee outside the AAA building in Heathrow,Florida

White Ibis

With his persuasive: " Hunk hunk Hunk Hunk " he attracts his female.
The White Ibis is very calm an can be approached easily like the Great Blue Heron and the Red Shouldered Hawk. It is often seen with the Glossy Ibis.

Cormorant

Very common in the marshes of central florida where it finds plenty of fish to catch.

Well, that doesn't mean sometime they don't get into a fight for a fish(like in this picture i took at Gemini Spring park in Debary,Florida)

Anhinga

Also called snake bird,darter,american darter,water turkey this bird lives in warm Florida. The name Anhinga comes from the brazilian tupi language and can be translated to devil bird or snake bird.

Tricolored Heron

Formerly called the Louisiana Heron. This bird lives through out all south USA,central and south America

You can recognize them from the little blue heron by the white line going down their neck as well as their white belly.

Mottled Duck

The mottled duck is the only duck that breeds in southern marshes. It is very beautiful to watch. They are also called Florida Duck or Florida Mallard.

Black Bellied Whistling Duck

This awesome bird is not often seen in Florida and i was lucky to capture a few pictures at Gemini Springs park in debary.

It is an unusual duck in appearance and habits.

Great Egret

This beautiful bird that can reach one meter in height and mostly lives in marshes and shallow water areas.. It has a slow gracious flight and keeps his neck retracted which differenciates him from heron,storks,ibis,etc.

Little blue Heron

The Little Blue Heron breeds in sub-tropical swamps. They form a colony and build their nests on stick platforms. They lay from 3-7 lightblue eggs.

Mature herons of this specie have a purplish neck. They hang with snowy egrets for protection and fish catching.

Brown Pelican

The Brown Pelican is a staple of floridian beaches. It is the smallest of 8 species of pelicans. They can be seen traveling in a single file along the beach.

Not unlike the bald eagle,DDT and other pesticides threatened their survival. They dive right into the water to get their next lunch. They can live up to 30 yrs.

Osprey

The Osprey aka Sea Hawk is a fish eating bird of prey that is fascinating to watch.I have seen them can stand still 50 to 100 feet in the air over the water for a long time looking for a fish and then dive into the water to grab a small fish.

They breeds along the freshwater and they mate for life.

I had the chance to see them fly over me at the Gemini Springs park in Debary,Florida. Lucky shots on my Nikon coolpix p80

Blue Jay

When feeling oppressed this bird's crest raises up. It is a very adaptive bird which is found from Northern to Southern parts of America. They are omnivorous and lay 4-5 eggs at a time.

They are very active and hard to take a good picture of. do you know that their color does not come from pigmentation but from light refraction?

Barred Owl

One of the bird species that grows in number in every type of environment is the barred owl. This bird adapts and win over other species of owls(among them northern spotted owls) for territory.They like to nest in tree cavities and their diet is composed of mices, rabbits,opposums and sometime the neighbors cat.

They make a noisy call that can be sounding off like : "Who cooks for you, who cooks for you all.

Northern Cardinal

The cardinal(cardinalidae)was named after the catholic's cardinal red robe.They belong to the passerine bird family.

This bird red plumage makes it difficult for many photographer to get a crisp picture of because of the saturation effect. It is always a treat to see this rare capture hop from branch to branch.