With their vivid fusion of blue, green, yellow, and red, male Painted Buntings seem to have flown straight out of a child’s coloring book. Here is one spotted in Florida.
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Bench View – Japanese Gardens
Bench View – A Serene Place to Rest
Since opening in 1977, Morikami has been a center for Japanese arts and culture in Delray Beach, Florida.
The 16 acres that surround Morikami’s two museum buildings include expansive Japanese gardens with strolling paths, resting areas, world-class bonsai collection and lakes teeming with koi and other wildlife. The wider 200-acre park features nature trails, pine forests and picnic areas.
A bench to view and feel the serenity of the gardens …
Barely Visible
Going Down
Just Above the Trees
Ball of Fire
Colors of a Sunset Sky
Sunset Painted Clouds
Palm Silhouette
Great Blue Heron Nesting
On Top
Young Wood Stork in the Nest
Presiding Over the Nest
Peeking from the Nest
Watching over Baby Wood Storks
Asking for Food
Monitoring the Nest
Nesting Wood Storks
One of the best places to see wood storks and other wading birds nesting up close around March is Wakodahatchee Preserve in Delray Beach, Florida.
At Wakodahatchee, dozens of nesting wood stork pairs are visible from the boardwalk. One tree island that appears to be the hot neighborhood for young stork families is no more than 15 feet from the boardwalk.