CRESTED CARACARA FLYING WITH TWIG IN BILL & LANDING ON A FENCE, STILL WITH TWIG IN BILL, MERRITT PUMP STATION, PICAYUNE STRAND STATE FOREST, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, 2/3/2023

 

FEMALE SNAIL KITE IN FLIGHT WITH FOOD IN TALONS, MERRITT PUMP STATION, PICAYUNE STRAND STATE FOREST, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, 2/3/2023

   The food in the Snail Kite's talons can only be seen in the last photo, which were taken in order of flight.

 

A GLISTENING SPIDER WEB, MERRITT PUMP STATION, PICAYUNE STRAND STATE FOREST, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, 2/3/2023

 

GREAT EGRETS, MERRITT PUMP STATION, PICAYUNE STRAND STATE FOREST, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, 2/3/2023

 

DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT IN POND WITH FISH & OTHERS ON TOWER, MERRITT PUMP STATION, PICAYUNE STRAND STATE FOREST, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, 2/3/2023

 

BLACK VULTURES, ONE WITH WINGS SPREAD, MERRITT PUMP STATION, PICAYUNE STRAND STATE FOREST, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, 2/3/2023

 

WOOD STORKS, MERRITT PUMP STATION, PICAYUNE STRAND STATE FOREST, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, 2/3/2023