DISTANT GREEN--WINGED TEAL IN BREEDING PLUMAGE, CELERY FIELDS, PALMER BLVD, SARASOTA, FLORIDA, 2/26/2026

   The ducks in the photos were quite distant and there was foliage in the way, but you can just make out its rufous head with a dark eye patch. Also, in the first photo you can see the vertical white stripe on the side of its breast.




 

TRICOLORED HERON, CELERY FIELDS, PALMER BLVD, SARASOTA, FLORIDA, 2/26/2024

                                                                                  

MALE & FEMALE BROWN- HEADED COWBIRDS, CELERY FIELDS, PALMER BLVD, SARASOTA, FLORIDA, 2/26/2026

   The male Brown-headed Cowbird is on the right and the female is on the left.