Great Birds ~ Scissortail Flycatcher & Great Horned Owl

Scissortail Flycatcher

Scissortail Flycatcher

Scissortail Flycatcher

Great Horned Owl

 

Around Pinellas County, FL

Black Skimmers at Fort DeSoto Beach

and more Black Skimmers at Fort DeSoto Beach

Sandwich Tern at Fort DeSoto Beach

Great Horned Owl at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve

Raccoon family at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve

Raccoon family at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve

St Petersburg, FL ~ Birds of Boyd Hill Nature Preserve

Drove over from Belleaire Beach to St. Petersburg this morning which isn't such a long drive.  I had decided to explore the Boyd Hill Nature Preserve.  When I arrived I asked some hikers leaving what there best bird of the day was "Horned Owl and owlets."  They gave me the information on where to find them and off I went.  When I first started my hike I was pleased to find a butterfly garden and then all along the way I found butterflies on Shepard's Needle. The Screech Owl (left) was in captivity having been injured and is not able to be released again into the wild.  They have a display with a number of birds including Bald Eagle, Red-shouldered Hawk, Black and Turkey Vultures and more.

Great Horned Owl (and there's a owlet in there)

Nanday Parakeet Life Bird # 427

These American Coots want some of what the Redhead is eating

Redhead Duck

Tierra Verde, FL ~ Fort DeSoto Park

Sanderlings 

Black-bellied Plover

We were really looking forward to a great trip to Fort DeSoto as we'd been here before one November. We were disappointed to see few birds though we have a pretty good looks at the Great Horned Owl and the owlet.

Great Horned Owl

Yellow-throated Warbler

Wilson's Plover