Watch and wait

ORMOND BEACH, FL - - This is the same Osprey nest in Central Park as in last week's blog...but both parents were at home today. From the intensity of the watching maybe they think babies are delivered by the stork.

Still Life...with fishermen and wood stork

ORMOND BEACH, FL - - Today's trip took us to Lake Woodruff, but the area was closed for a controlled brush burn. So, we wandered around and ended up outside De Land at a park on the St. John's river. People were fishing. You can tell how much action there was because the fisherman in the bottom photo is talking to the inquisitive wood stork.

Osprey art

ORMOND BEACH, FL - - This Osprey is heading home to the nest he/she is building. We noticed this bird last week but the sky was either gray or the light was bad. Today, the sky was blue and the light quite good. Still, I liked this action shot better than a number of 'static' ones on the nest even though I clipped off part of a wing.

The eyes have it

VIERA, FL - - An Anhinga showing breeding color around the eye(s) at Viera Wetlands.

Viera Wetlands color

VIERA, FL - - The Red Shouldered Hawk (above) and the Glossy Ibis (below) took advantage of the morning sun to show off their colors.

Renovations to the nest

VIERA, FL - - We found this pair of Great Blue Herons nest building a couple of weeks ago at Viera Wetlands. They have finished the nest and 'mom' has settled in....but would like a few renovations so 'dad' is still out fetching twigs and vines to finish the job.

Early morning at Lake Woodruff

De Leon Springs, FL - - Another morning at Lake Woodruff NWR. It was 30-degrees when we arrived, but the gang was all there. Otters were giving us the 'tail' when we tried to take photos; the buzzards tried to get picturesque; a red shouldered hawk gave us the 'cold' shoulder and there was some early mist to make things seem soft and fuzzy.