BROWN PELICANS IN FLIGHT & ON TREES, MARSH TRAIL , TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS NWR, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 2/21/2024

 

MALE ANHINGA WITH WINGS SPREAD, MARSH TRAIL, TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS NWR, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 2/21/2024

 

MOTTLED DUCK, MARSH TRAIL, TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS NWR, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 2/21/2024

 

FEMALE AMERICAN WIGEONS, MARSH TRAIL, TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS NWR, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 2/21/2024

 

MALE AMERICAN WIGEON IN BREEDING PLUMAGE AMONG BLUE-WINGED TEALS, MARSH TRAIL, TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS NWR, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 2/21/2024

   The male American Wigeon in breeding plumage is the duck second from the right in the photo.  The other ducks are Blue-winged Teals, with the one second from the left being a female and the other Blue-winged Teals being males.

 

COMMON GALLINULE, MARSH TRAIL, TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS NWR, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 2/21/2024

 

DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT PASSING BY BLUE-WINGED TEALS, MARSH TRAIL, TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS NWR, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 2/21/2024