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| Osprey with Threadfin Shad |
January is coming to a close and we will be moving on. It's amazing all the birds and other wildlife that is here at the South Bay of Lake Okeechobee that we have been able to observe and to photograph. We have also met some very nice campers here and have enjoyed boat rides into the lake with them.
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| Osprey chases Turkey Vulture out of it's territory |
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| One of the many channels in South Bay |
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| Many Purple Gallinules tread the lily pads |
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| Gray-headed Swamphen - exotic import to Florida |
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| Am. White Pelicans and egrets gather at Water Treatment #1 east of Belle Glade |
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| What big teeth you have - now smile for your photo |
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| Male Painted Bunting right at the campground |
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| Snowy Egret at John Stretch Park |
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| Someone's not happy with competition |
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| Cedar Waxwing checking some berries out |
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| Scissors-tailed Flycatcher stops by |
This Merlin was a surprise, sitting out on flooded branches only a few feet above the water. He didn't even fly as we approached in the boat.
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| Another Purple Gallinule stays close by |
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| Amazing reflection of our local Alligator |
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| Limpkin hunts for Apple Snails |
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| Look closely for the fuzzy baby Limpkin, Mom watches nearby |
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| Snowy Egrets watching for something? |
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| Black-crowned Night-heron |
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| Wintering Northern Waterthrush pops out of the brush |
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| American Bittern |
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| Shaking out to get feathers in line |
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| Green Heron |
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| Snail Kite comes in for a landing by Anhinga |
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| Male Northern Harrier flies near the road |
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| American Kestrel grabs a snack, clip those wings! |
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| Banded Tree Snail |
There is a 400 foot radio tower near the campground. A pair of Peregrine Falcons are seen there every day. One day he was low enough to get some photos.
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| Barn Owls come out after sunset from this old pump house |
We don't have to go far to birdwatch, "park it and they will come." Our local flock of White Ibis check for grubs right out our door.
We head to Chokoloskee Island on February 1st by the western end of Everglades National Park.
Love & Prayers,
Ty & Ida Baumann
