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.
Painted Bunting
Painted Bunting
Tag Archives: Florida
Bench View – Japanese Gardens
Another bench to view the lush green Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida
Japanese Gardens Delray Beach FL
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 …
A Serene Place to Rest
Barely Visible
The sun sets in Florida casting a glow as we conclude our series of images from there
Barely Visible
Going Down
The bright orange sun continues to disappear behind the trees on the horizon at a Florida sunset
Going Down
Just Above the Trees
The sun performs a balancing act on the trees as it is about to set in Florida
Just Above the Trees
Ball of Fire
The sun, as it is about to set, appears as a ball of fire in the Florida sky
Ball of Fire
Colors of a Sunset Sky
The varied colors of a sunset sky in Florida ….
Colors of a Sunset Sky
Sunset Painted Clouds
Nature’s painted clouds at a Florida sunset ….
Sunset Painted Clouds
Palm Silhouette
A silhouette of a Florida Palm against the sun …..
Palm Silhouette
Great Blue Heron Nesting
In addition to wood storks there are other birds like this Great Blue Heron nesting at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida
Great Blue Heron Nesting
On Top
A wood stork sitting on top watching the nest below at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida
On Top
Young Wood Stork in the Nest
A portrait of a young wood stork in a nest in Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida
Young Wood Stork in the Nest
Presiding Over the Nest
Presiding over the wood stork nest in Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida
Presiding Over the Nest
Peeking from the Nest
A wood stork peeks from its nest at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida
Peeking from the Nest
Watching over Baby Wood Storks
Watching over baby storks at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida
Watching over Baby Wood Storks
Asking for Food
Spring has always meant baby chicks and in South Florida, those chicks can be gawky, awkward, noisy with begging calls, baby wood storks.
Asking for Food
Monitoring the Nest
Perched high up the tree, a male wood stork monitors the nest. Wood stork nests are primarily built in trees that stand in water in Florida.
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.
Nesting Wood Storks
Nurturing Baby Wood Storks
Anhinga Bird Florida
Also known as the snake bird or water turkey, the anhinga is a year-round resident of Florida.The word anhinga comes from the Brazilian Tupi language and means devil bird or snake bird.
Anhinga Bird Florida
