Another early morning sunrise start for the monthly bird count at the Indian River Club. A beautiful morning that was strangely quiet as far as the birds were concerned, though an uncounted number of warblers danced through the trees as we golf carted past, there was little else to see, which was a bit of a disappointment. Thank you to Joe Carroll, Roz James, and Susan Boyd for letting me tag along once again.

A Yellow-rumped Warbler flies among the branches in the first light of sunrise.

Loggerhead Shrike preening in a pine tree.




A lone Sandhill Crane walks past.

Mottled Duck overflight.

Highlighting the spectacular six-foot wingspan of the Osprey.

Male Lesser Scaup.

Osprey

Looking toward the sunrise over the Indian River Club golf course.