Beachgirl's Blog

My life and leisure activities...

  • Embroidered Postcards for Swaps
  • Alphabet Fabric Postcard Swap
  • Fabric Postcard Swaps
  • Fabric Postcards Swaps #2
  • Donation Quilts 2021 to 2023
  • Quilts of Valor 2020-2018
  • Donation Quilts 2019 & 2020
  • Donation Quilts 2024
  • Snow Dyeing
  • Embroidered Greeting Cards

Thursday, March 2, 2017

Ruskin, FL ~ Cockroach Bay Aquatic Preserve


This was another spot we birded at back in 2013.  today we arrived early and were able to climb the hill looking down over the water areas.  Not the largest amount of birds but still nice.  We were happy to see the Cattle Egrets catching and eating the dragonflies along with an American Kestrel doing the same thing.  For me there were some new butterflies which was exciting ~ A Giant Swallowtail did a fly-by and a mangrove Skipper posed happily on some Lantana.
Mangrove Skipper
Mangrove Skipper
Gulf Fritillary

Cattle Egret with bug

American Kestrel








Posted by Beth at 5:28 PM
Labels: American Kestrel, birds, butterflies, Cattle Egret, Gulf Fritillary Butterfly, Mangrove Skipper

No comments:

Post a Comment

Newer Post Older Post Home
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

About Me

My photo
Beth
Love photography! Love quilting! In 2010, I became interested in birding, which led me to butterflies, which led me to gardening for nature. This is an awesome place to live since we are on the East Coast flyway for bird and butterfly migration. My only wish is I had gotten serious about nature when we moved here in 1985 along with reconnecting with photography.
View my complete profile

Blog Archive

  • ►  2025 (4)
    • ►  January (4)
  • ►  2024 (111)
    • ►  December (4)
    • ►  November (6)
    • ►  October (8)
    • ►  August (7)
    • ►  July (18)
    • ►  June (11)
    • ►  May (14)
    • ►  April (15)
    • ►  March (7)
    • ►  February (6)
    • ►  January (15)
  • ►  2023 (121)
    • ►  December (11)
    • ►  November (4)
    • ►  October (9)
    • ►  September (12)
    • ►  August (19)
    • ►  July (13)
    • ►  June (8)
    • ►  May (12)
    • ►  April (11)
    • ►  March (8)
    • ►  February (5)
    • ►  January (9)
  • ►  2022 (119)
    • ►  December (7)
    • ►  November (4)
    • ►  October (12)
    • ►  September (12)
    • ►  August (17)
    • ►  July (10)
    • ►  June (7)
    • ►  May (7)
    • ►  April (15)
    • ►  March (6)
    • ►  February (7)
    • ►  January (15)
  • ►  2021 (126)
    • ►  December (6)
    • ►  November (8)
    • ►  October (20)
    • ►  September (20)
    • ►  August (3)
    • ►  July (8)
    • ►  June (12)
    • ►  May (11)
    • ►  April (8)
    • ►  March (10)
    • ►  February (9)
    • ►  January (11)
  • ►  2020 (118)
    • ►  December (5)
    • ►  November (9)
    • ►  October (10)
    • ►  September (14)
    • ►  August (24)
    • ►  July (15)
    • ►  June (6)
    • ►  May (8)
    • ►  April (7)
    • ►  March (9)
    • ►  February (7)
    • ►  January (4)
  • ►  2019 (141)
    • ►  December (10)
    • ►  November (5)
    • ►  October (11)
    • ►  September (9)
    • ►  August (14)
    • ►  July (14)
    • ►  June (12)
    • ►  May (28)
    • ►  April (19)
    • ►  March (8)
    • ►  February (5)
    • ►  January (6)
  • ►  2018 (175)
    • ►  December (7)
    • ►  November (6)
    • ►  October (13)
    • ►  September (10)
    • ►  August (13)
    • ►  July (12)
    • ►  June (6)
    • ►  May (4)
    • ►  April (8)
    • ►  March (30)
    • ►  February (28)
    • ►  January (38)
  • ▼  2017 (170)
    • ►  December (10)
    • ►  November (3)
    • ►  October (17)
    • ►  September (11)
    • ►  August (11)
    • ►  July (14)
    • ►  June (12)
    • ►  May (22)
    • ►  April (2)
    • ▼  March (21)
      • My Yard ~ First Butterfly of 2017
      • Florida Trip Wrap-up
      • FL ~ Springtime Babies
      • Fl Rookery ~ Roseate Spoonbills and more
      • Fellsmere, FL ~ St Sebastain River Preserve State ...
      • Fellsmere, FL ~ St Sebastain River Preserve State ...
      • Melbourne, FL ~ Viera Wetlands
      • Scenes near Lakeland, FL
      • Polk County, FL ~ Circle B Bar Ranch Reserve
      • Polk County, FL ~ Circle B Bar Ranch Preserve
      • Polk County, Fl Butterflies
      • Polk County ~ Circle B Bar Ranch Preserve
      • St Petersburg, FL ~ More Butterflies at Boyd Hill ...
      • Around Pinellas County, FL
      • St Petersburg, FL ~ Butterflies of Boyd Hill Natur...
      • St Petersburg, FL ~ Birds of Boyd Hill Nature Pres...
      • Belleaire Beach, FL
      • Clearwater Beach, FL ~ Sand Key
      • Apollo Beach, Fl ~ E G Simmons Park
      • Ruskin, FL ~ Cockroach Bay Aquatic Preserve
      • Tierra Verde, FL ~ Fort DeSoto Park
    • ►  February (34)
    • ►  January (13)
  • ►  2016 (212)
    • ►  December (13)
    • ►  November (17)
    • ►  October (19)
    • ►  September (34)
    • ►  August (21)
    • ►  July (14)
    • ►  June (9)
    • ►  May (21)
    • ►  April (7)
    • ►  March (34)
    • ►  February (11)
    • ►  January (12)
  • ►  2015 (150)
    • ►  December (10)
    • ►  November (7)
    • ►  October (15)
    • ►  September (30)
    • ►  August (15)
    • ►  July (12)
    • ►  June (11)
    • ►  May (21)
    • ►  April (13)
    • ►  March (1)
    • ►  February (8)
    • ►  January (7)
  • ►  2014 (180)
    • ►  December (5)
    • ►  November (18)
    • ►  October (12)
    • ►  September (28)
    • ►  August (20)
    • ►  July (20)
    • ►  June (11)
    • ►  May (14)
    • ►  April (8)
    • ►  March (23)
    • ►  February (9)
    • ►  January (12)
  • ►  2013 (163)
    • ►  December (10)
    • ►  November (18)
    • ►  October (12)
    • ►  September (19)
    • ►  August (8)
    • ►  July (9)
    • ►  June (25)
    • ►  May (17)
    • ►  April (10)
    • ►  March (13)
    • ►  February (14)
    • ►  January (8)
  • ►  2012 (151)
    • ►  December (14)
    • ►  November (8)
    • ►  October (18)
    • ►  September (18)
    • ►  August (13)
    • ►  July (16)
    • ►  June (12)
    • ►  May (14)
    • ►  April (18)
    • ►  March (7)
    • ►  February (6)
    • ►  January (7)
  • ►  2011 (124)
    • ►  December (10)
    • ►  November (9)
    • ►  October (18)
    • ►  September (4)
    • ►  August (11)
    • ►  July (24)
    • ►  June (6)
    • ►  May (13)
    • ►  April (14)
    • ►  March (3)
    • ►  February (5)
    • ►  January (7)
  • ►  2010 (78)
    • ►  December (4)
    • ►  October (6)
    • ►  August (1)
    • ►  July (15)
    • ►  June (1)
    • ►  May (4)
    • ►  April (12)
    • ►  March (3)
    • ►  February (27)
    • ►  January (5)
Picture Window theme. Powered by Blogger.