Category Archives: BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY

GREAT HORNED OWL FEAST

Posted on May 8, 2013 by bilyreid

  What do Great Horned Owl’s eat?? Almost anything it looks like. Yesterday, a Cooper’s Hawk strayed too close to the nest, harassing the owlets. Today he’s on the menu. COOPER’S HAWK HARASSING NEST GREAT  HORNED OWL AND CHICK DOWN … Continue reading →

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GREAT HORNED OWL NEST

Posted on May 6, 2013 by bilyreid

  MOTHER AND TWO OWLETS PEER OUT AT THE WORLD BEAK TO BEAK Mother feeding owlet. FEEDING AND FLAPPING OWLETS

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CORKSCREW SWAMP SANCTUARY

Posted on April 4, 2013 by bilyreid

TUFTED TITMOUSE YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER PAINTED BUNTING TRICOLOUR HERON PALM WARBLER BABY ALIGATORS RED-SHOULDERED HAWK WOOD STORK        

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EVERGLADE BIRDS

Posted on April 2, 2013 by bilyreid

BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON PURPLE GALINULE ROSEATE SPOONBILLS SNAIL KITE

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STROKE OF LUCK……WURDEMANN’S HERON

Posted on March 25, 2013 by bilyreid

WURDEMANN’S HERON During a tour through Everglades National Park, I was extremely fortunate to grab this image of the Wurdemann’s Heron. Our guide stated that it was only his second sighting in 5 years of service!! SIZE COMPARISON WITH GREAT … Continue reading →

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ROSEATE SPOONBILL

Posted on March 23, 2013 by bilyreid

ROSEATE SPOONBILL Found this bird wading near a construction site on the Immokalee Road in southern Florida. I spooked the bird before I could get a shot and then he flew off away from me. However he made  a U-turn … Continue reading →

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MORE MARCH MADNESS

Posted on March 19, 2013 by bilyreid

AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER REDDISH EGRET, FORT MYERS BEACH. Corralling fish with spread wings as he hunts for prey. BURROWING OWL, CAPE CORAL      

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BEACH BUMS

Posted on March 17, 2013 by bilyreid

LITTLE BLUE HERON, WIGGIN’S PASS, BAREFOOT BEACH. ROYAL TERN AND HIS CASTLE, ESTEREO LAGOONS, FORT MYERS BEACH BLACK SKIMMER, BAREFOOT BEACH Face down in the beer nuts after a hard day’s night. Typical spring breaker!!

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GO FLY A KITE!!

Posted on March 16, 2013 by bilyreid

SWALLOW TAILED KITE One of the most elegant birds to grace the skies. The Swallow Taileds have arrived in southern Florida from their winter grounds in Brazil. SWALLOW TAILED FEEDING ON A LIZARD Swallow Tailed’s are one of the few … Continue reading →

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FLORIDA…..ITS FOR THE BIRDS!!!

Posted on March 15, 2013 by bilyreid

Snow birds that is!!! SNOWY PLOVER, FORT MYERS BEACH SNOWY EGRET, LOVERS KEY    

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