White Pelican in flight.
White Pelican. Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Flying. Merritt Island NWR. Florida. JPat_150302_777
White Pelican on water
White Pelican. Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Indian River Lagoon. Sebastian. Florida. JPat_150216_586
White Pelicans flying in formation
White Pelicans. Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Flying in formation. Merritt Island NWR. Florida. JPat_150304_1026
White Ibis with shrimp
White Ibis. Eudocimus albus. Feeding on shrimp. Merritt Island NWR. Florida. JPat_170201__D3S2163
Snowy Egret ruffling it feathers
Snowy Egret. Egretta thula. Ruffling its feather. Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands at Viera. Viera Wetlands. Viera. Florida. JPat_170307__D3S4583
Scrub Jay
Scrub Jay. (Florida Jay). Aphelocoma coerulescens. North Sebastian Conservation Area. Sebastian. Florida. JPat_150405_161
Scrub Jay. (Florida Jay). Aphelocoma coerulescens. North Sebastian Conservation Area. Sebastian. Florida. JPat_150216_039
Roseate Spoonbill
Roseate Spoonbill. Ajaia ajaja. Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands at Viera. Viera Wetlands. Viera. Florida. JPat_161110__D3S6641
Roseate Spoonbill. Ajaia ajaja. Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands at Viera. Viera Wetlands. Viera. Florida. JPat_161110__D3S6650
Roseate Spoonbill. Ajaia ajaja. Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands at Viera. Viera Wetlands. Viera. Florida. JPat_161110__D3S6692
Roseate Spoonbill. Ajaia ajaja. Merritt Island NWR. Florida. JPat_170201__D3S2174
Roseate Spoonbills
Roseate Spoonbill. Ajaia ajaja. Merritt Island NWR. Florida. JPat_170201__D3S2171
Ring-billed Gull
Ring-Billed Gull. Larus delawarensis. Calling. Orchid Island. Atlantic Ocean. Vero Beach. Florida. JPat_150118_624
Reddish Egret
Reddish Egret. Dichromanassa rufescens. Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Florida. JPat_170201__D3S2448
Osprey on branch
Osprey. Pandion haliaetus. Merritt Island NWR. Florida. JPat_161021__D3S1387
Osprey with nesting material
Osprey. Pandion haliaetus. Flying with Spanish Moss for nesting material. Sebastian. Florida. JPat_150215_1824
Limpkin
Limpkin. Aramus guarauna. Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands at Viera. Viera Wetlands. Viera. Florida. JPat_150317_641
Limpkin with snail
Limpkin. Aramus guarauna. With a snail. Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands at Viera. Viera Wetlands. Viera. Florida. JPat_150223_254
Green Heron
Green Heron. Butorides striatus. Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands at Viera. Viera Wetlands. Viera. Florida. JPat_161014__D3S0366
Greater Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs. Tringa melanoleuca. Merritt Island NWR. Florida. JPat_170201__D3S2887
Great Egret landing
Great Egret. Casmerodius albus. Landing. Merritt Island NWR. Florida. JPat_170201__D3S2574
Great Egret displaying
Great Egret. Casmerodius albus. Displaying breeding plummage. Gatorland. Orlando. Florida. JPat_150402_2505
Great Egret. Casmerodius albus. Displaying breeding plummage. Gatorland. Orlando. Florida. JPat_150402_2488
Great Egret
Great Egret. Casmerodius albus. Big Cypress National Preserve. Everglades. Florida. JPat_170217__D3S9604
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron at nest. Ardea herodias. Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands at Viera. Viera Wetlands. Viera. Florida. JPat_170307__D3S4539
Great Blue Heron with fish. Ardea herodias. Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands at Viera. Viera Wetlands. Viera. Florida. JPat_170307__D3S4235
Great Blue Heron striking at fish. Ardea herodias. Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands at Viera. Viera Wetlands. Viera. Florida. JPat_170307__D3S4213
Great Blue Heron. Ardea herodias. Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Florida. JPat_170201__D3S2417
Great Blue Heron. Ardea herodias. Eating a fish. Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands at Viera. Viera Wetlands. Viera. Florida. JPat_150309_5339
Great Blue Heron. Ardea herodias. Eating a fish. Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands at Viera. Viera Wetlands. Viera. Florida. JPat_150302_4676
Great Blue Heron. Ardea herodias. Flying with a fish. Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands at Viera. Viera Wetlands. Viera. Florida. JPat_150223_4381
Great Blue Heron. Ardea herodias. With a fish. Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands at Viera. Viera Wetlands. Viera. Florida. JPat_150223_4107
Great Blue Heron. Ardea herodias. Flying. Sebastian. Florida. JPat_150215_4064
Great Blue Heron. Ardea herodias. Eating Greater Siren. Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands at Viera. Viera Wetlands. Viera. Florida. JPat_150212_4020
Great Blue Herons
Great Blue Herons. Ardea herodias. Nesting pair at nest. Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands at Viera. Viera Wetlands. Viera. Florida. JPat_150121_2037
Great Blue Heron. Ardea herodias. With stick for nest. Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands at Viera. Viera Wetlands. Viera. Florida. JPat_141028_200
Great Blue Herons. Ardea herodias. Male carring stick to nest. Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands at Viera. Viera Wetlands. Viera. Florida. JPat_150119_1796
Great Blue Heron. Ardea herodias. On nest. Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands at Viera. Viera Wetlands. Viera. Florida. JPat_150119_1654
Great Blue Herons. Ardea herodias. Building nest. Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands. Viera Wetlands. Viera. Florida. JPat_150115_1338
Great Blue Heron. Ardea herodias. Eating a frog. Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands. Viera Wetlands. Viera. Florida. JPat_150114_1080
Double-Crested Cormorant
Double-Crested Cormorant. Phalacrocorax auritus. Everglades National Park. Florida. JPat_150408_D3S5789
Crested Caracara
Crested Caracara. Caracara cheriway. Feeding on carcass of coot. Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands at Viera. Viera Wetlands. Viera. Florida. JPat_150209_120
