Cruising on the surface
by terranovabay
At a moment’s notice this Double-crested Cormorant could disappear beneath the water in hot pursuit of a fish at Port Canaveral.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, Port Canaveral
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Bird Royalty
by terranovabay
It was thought this was the largest tern in North America so it was given the name Royal Tern denoting its size, but it is actually the second largest tern after the Caspian. This particular bird should not be disappointed in this since somebody somewhere cares about this individual. Note the band around its leg, marking it as part of a study being done on these birds.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Banana River, Royal Tern, Sterna maxima
Next Generation
by terranovabay
A Zebra Longwing lays eggs on its larval host plant, the Passion Flower Vine. A cluster of yellow eggs are visible grouped just behind the butterfly’s abdomen.
Categories: Nature • Tags: butterfly, Heliconius charithonia, ORCA, Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, Zebra Longwing
Wild Menagerie
by terranovabay
An oak tree hosts a diverse collection of life forms, including a Red-bellied Woodpecker and various epiphytes, at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Epiphytes, Melanerpes carolinus, Oak Tree, ORCA, Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, Red-bellied Woodpecker
Wide-awake Blue
by terranovabay
You can’t get much bluer than the iridescent plumage of this Florida Scrub-Jay searching for insects on the ground at the Indrio Savannahs.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Aphelocoma coerulescens, Florida Scrub-Jay, Indrio Savannahs
Gray Ghost
by terranovabay
A Gray Catbird doing what it does best, hiding out of sight in the bushes enticing everyone with its cat-like call at the Indrio Savannahs.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Dumetella carolinensis, Gray Catbird, Indrio Savannahs
Ibis on the Prowl
by terranovabay
White Ibis foraging as a group at the Indrio Savannahs.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Eudocimus albus, Indrio Savannahs, White Ibis
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
by terranovabay
Red-cockaded Woodpecker | St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park Note the identifying bands on the bird’s legs. Due to its endangered status, the Red-cockaded Woodpeckers at St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park are all banded in the nest just before fledgling as a way to monitor the population.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Leuconotopicus borealis, Red-cockaded Woodpecker, St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park
Red-cockade
by terranovabay
The red-cockade of this male Red-cockaded Woodpecker can be seen in this video frame grab processed to bring the bird out of the deep shadows on the backside of a long-leaf pine tree at St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park. The red-cockade is often not seen in the field due to its small size together with often being covered by the adjoining black feathers.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Leuconotopicus borealis, Red-cockaded Woodpecker, St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park
On the front porch
by terranovabay
A Red-bellied Woodpecker lounges half in and out of its roost cavity in an old oak tree in front of Audubon House at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Audubon House, Melanerpes carolinus, ORCA, Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, Red-bellied Woodpecker
