GRAY-HEADED SWAMPHENS, GREEN CAY NATURE CENTER & WETLANDS,BOYNTON BEACH,FLORIDA, 3/5/2021

 

PURPLE MARTINS AT THEIR HOUSE, WAKODAHATCHEE WETLANDS,DELRAY BEACH,FLORIDA, 3/5/2021

 

MALE RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, WAKODAHATCHEE WETLANDS,DELRAY BEACH,FLORIDA, 3/5/2021

 

BREEDING COLONIES OF MOSTLY WOOD STORKS & OTHER WATERBIRDS, WAKODAHATCHEE WETLANDS,DELRAY BEACH,FLORIDA, 3/5/2021

   These breeding colonies consisted mainly of Wood Storks, but among them we found the following species:

• Great Egrets
• Great Blue Herons
• Anhingas
• Double-crested Cormorants
• Snowy Egrets
• Cattle Egrets

 

MALE & FEMALE BLUE-WINGED TEAL, WAKODAHATCHEE WETLANDS,DELRAY BEACH,FLORIDA, 3/5/2021

 

TRICOLORED HERON WITH BILL & EYE COURTSHIP COLORS, WAKODAHATCHEE WETLANDS,DELRAY BEACH,FLORIDA, 3/5/2021

   This Tricolored Heron has a bright blue bill and bright red eyes.  These are the courtship colors of the Tricolored Heron's bill and eyes.  They last only a short time at the beginning of the nesting cycle.

 

BLACK SPINY-TAILED IGUANA, WAKODAHATCHEE WETLANDS,DELRAY BEACH,FLORIDA, 3/5/2021