MALE RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN,NAPLES,FLORIDA, 4/6/2021

 

BROWN PELICANS TAKING OFF WITH DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT IN BACKGROUND, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN,NAPLES,FLORIDA, 4/6/2021

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GREEN HERON, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN,NAPLES,FLORIDA, 4/6/2021

 

SORA, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN,NAPLES,FLORIDA, 4/6/2021

 

1ST YEAR MALE BULLOCK'S ORIOLE, PALM ST & GEORGETOWN BLVD,EAST NAPLES,FLORIDA, 4/6/2021

  We can ID this Oriole as a 1st year male Bullock's Oriole as follows:

• Yellowish head,neck and breasts with black throat
• More whitish belly
• Black eyeline
• Orangish auriculars
• The adult Bullock's Oriole has more orange underparts and face and has a black crown, in addition to the black throat.

   Bullock's Orioles are native to western North America, so this bird is a vagrant to this area.  The Bullock's Oriole is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 1,003.

 

MALE BALTIMORE ORIOLE ALMOST MOLTED TO FULL ADULT PLUMAGE, PALM ST & GEORGETOWN BLVD,EAST NAPLES,FLORIDA, 4/6/2021

 

CATTLE EGRET FORAGING, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK,NAPLES,FLORIDA, 4/5/2021