Red Bellied Woodpecker

Snowy Egret

This very beautiful shallow water bird can stand still for a long time until an unlucky fish passes too close.














This Snowy egret was captured at Gemini Springs Park,Debary,Florida.

Limpkin

This unusual but fascinating bird was with his little one on that day . They feed mostly on apple snails(hmmm hmm...)By looking at the Limpkin's bill it is no wonder they can search deep in the ground for this delicacy.

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.

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.

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

Bald Eagle

As you see this majestuous bird fly over the land you understand why it is the USA's national emblem. Proud, beautiful, soaring high in the sky over its kingdom, the Bald Eagle is quite a feast for the eye.

This bird attracts attention. You just have to look online(http://www.myfwc.com/eagle/eaglenests/nestlocator.aspx) and see how people are tracking their nest location. They do build the largest nest of any north american birds.

The Bald Eagles live mostly is Usa and Canada, their largest population is in Alaska. It is a protected and revered specie which has been the victim of the DDT pesticide(a substance now banned).

I had the privilege of taking a few pictures of this magnificient creature at the Gemini Springs park in debary,fl

Red Shouldered Hawk

The Red Shouldered Hawk is a beautiful bird of prey that you can see just about everywhere in the USA. This bird's diet consists of turtles,snakes,large insects,mice and other small mammals.They build their nests at a major fork of a tree and they have hatch 3 to 4 eggs which have an incubation period of about a month. The new borns are usually out of the nest within 6 weeks.

On a personal note this is a great bird to take in picture, you can sense a bit of a majesty in them. These photos above are all of young red shouldered hawks. I used a Nikon Coolpix p80 to capture them at the Gemini Springs Park, Debary, Florida