Photos taken in USA and tagged as birds

Day 122 - Grackle

There seemed to be thousands of these in the Wal-mart parking lot. They have a fairly pleasing song actually.

Date: 2 January 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Miami, USA: gallery
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Day 122 - Everglades, Wood Stork 2

This is a strange looking bird, but beautiful in an odd sort of way. This is the only stork native to North America.

Date: 2 January 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Miami, USA: gallery
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Day 122 - Everglades, Small Blue Heron 2

Date: 2 January 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Miami, USA: gallery
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Day 122 - Everglades, Red Shouldered Hawk

Date: 2 January 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Miami, USA: gallery
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Day 122 - Everglades, Great Egret

If you look closely, you can see the tail of an alligator on the right. The birds don't seem to mind and feed in the same ponds and areas as the gators.

Date: 2 January 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Miami, USA: gallery
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Day 122 - Everglades, Great Blue Heron

There were quite a few of these on the Anhinga walk at the Royal Palms area.

Date: 1 January 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Miami, USA: gallery
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Day 122 - Everglades, Cormorants

Date: 1 January 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Miami, USA: gallery
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Day 122 - Everglades, Anhinga Female

The female has the lighter colored neck, the male's is dark or black

Date: 1 January 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Miami, USA: gallery
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Day 122 - Everglades Small Blue Heron

While these were much smaller than the Great Blue Heron, they moved in a similar fashon and the family resemblance was obvious.

Date: 1 January 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Miami, USA: gallery
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Day 121 - Miami Zoo, White Pelican

Date: 31 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Miami, USA: gallery
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Day 121 - Miami Zoo, Lots of Ibis & Flamingo

Date: 31 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Miami, USA: gallery
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Day 121 - Miami Zoo, Ibis & Black Necked Stork

Date: 31 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Miami, USA: gallery
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Day 121 - Miami Zoo, Flamingos

Date: 31 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Miami, USA: gallery
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Day 118 - Brown Pelican Diving

This is how a pelican catches fish, the fly around 20 - 30 feet above the water, then when they spot a fish, they dive to catch it.

Date: 28 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Tampa, USA: gallery
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Day 118 - Big Cyprus, Great Egret

This was at Big Cyprus National Preserve. They don't seem to worry too much about alligators, there was one just a few feet below him.

Date: 28 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Tampa, USA: gallery
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Day_109_-_Cardinal

This fellow figured out that a dripping faucet makes a dandy place to find water.

Date: 19 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Beaufort, USA: gallery
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Day_108_-_Bird at Campground

This was one of a pair of birds that seemed to be courting? They hopped around each other for some time.

Date: 18 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Charleston, USA: gallery
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Day_107_-_Brown Pelican

This was in Charleston Harbor, from the ferry to Fort Sumpter

Date: 17 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Charleston, USA: gallery
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Day_105_-_Black Vultures

These are smaller than the Turkey Vultures we've normally seen

Date: 15 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Charleston, USA: gallery
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Day_104_-_HB, Large_Bird

I had the camera set up on the tripod to take pictures of Heron & Egrets on the far side of the pond when this fellow flew by. Not sure what it is, but head looks a little like an owl?