Florida Rookeries

These images were obtained from a 2014 Florida Rookery trip near Sarasota at Roberts Bay islands and the Dot-Dash colony at the mouth of the Braden River. Three small islands represent an important colony for 800-1,000 pairs of brown pelicans, Great blue herons and great egrets, and about 140 pairs of wood storks among more than 1,000 pairs of wading birds. Mostly Osprey were photographed at Blue Cypress Lake were the Audobon Society just reported 287 nesting pairs.

: 3340 Moonrise

: 3338 Blue Cypress Lake

: 3336 Blue Cypress Lake

: 3332 Blue Cypress Lake

: 3334 Blue Cypress Lake

: 3333 Blue Cypress Lake

: 3297 Blue Cypress Lake

: 3335 Blue Cypress Lake, Osprey

: 3337 Blue Cypress Lake

: 3339 Cormorants, Blue Cypress Lake

: 3393 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3292 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3299 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3396 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3395 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3294 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3300 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3293 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3295 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3296 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3404 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3298 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3391 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3402 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3387 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3390 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3403 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3363 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3379 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3397 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3380 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3389 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3406 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3378 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3408 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3401 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3400 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3399 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3394 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3377 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3392 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3405 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3398 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

: 3407 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Preening

: 3326 Breeding White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)

: 3362 Sunset, Breeding White Ibis (Bulbucus ibis)

: 3330 Breeding Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)

: 3381 Roseate Spoonbill (Platela ajaja)

: 3331 Breeding Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)

: 3311 Female Breeding Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)

: 3358 Male Breeding Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)

: 3322 Breeding Cattle Egret (Bulbicus ibis)

: 3328 Breeding Cattle Egret (Bulbicus ibis)

: 3356 Breeding Cattle Egret (Bulbulcus ibis)

: 3302 Breeding Tri-colored Heron (Egretta tricolor)

: 3359 Breeding Plumage, Tri-colored Heron (Egretta tricolor)

: 3355 Tri-colored Heron (Egretta tricolor)

: 3347 Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycrucirax nycticorax)

: 3303 Breeding Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)

: 3360 Breeding Great Egret Display (Ardea alba)

: 3341 Great Egret (Ardea alba)

: 3357 Great Egret (Ardea alba)

: 3329 Breeding Great Egret (Ardea alba)

: 3316 Great Egret (Ardea alba)

: 3372 Breeding Great Egret (Ardea alba)

: 3376 Breeding Great Egret (Ardea alba)

: 3375 Breeding Great Egret (Ardea alba)

: 3374 Breeding Great Egret (Ardea alba)

: 3312 Great Egret with Chicks (Ardea alba)

: 3373 Courtship Display, Great Egrets (Ardea alba)

: 3308 Breeding Great Egret (Ardea alba)

: 3310 Aerial Display, Great Egrets (Ardea alba)

: 3306 Breeding Great Egret (Ardea alba)

: 3313 Great Blue Heron and Chick (Ardea herodias)

: 3305 Breeding Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

: 3304 Breeding Great Blue Heron (Ardia herodias)

: 3353 Great Blue Heron and Chick (Ardea herodius)

: 3314 Great Blue Heron and Chicks (Ardea herodias)

: 3349 Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius)

: 3347 Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius)

: 3351 Chick Feeding

: 3350 Maternal Protection.

: 3352 Great Blue Heron and Chick (Ardea herodius)

: 3315 Great Blue Heron and Chicks (Aredea herodias)

: 3386 Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius)

: 3309 Great Blue Heron Family (Ardea herodius)

: 3385 Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius)

: 3307 Great Blue Heron, Breeding Pair (Ardea herodias)

: 2217 Double-crested Cormorant, Breeding (Phalacrocorax auritus)

: 3318 Double-crested Cormorant, Breeding (Phalacrororax auritus)

: 3319 Double-crested Cormorant, Breeding (Phalacrororax auritus)

: 3383 Breeding Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)

: 3320 Double-crested Cormorant, Breeding (Phalacrocorax auritus)

: 3323 Breeding Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)

: 3324 Breeding Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)

: 3325 Breeding Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)

: 3354 Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)

: 3327 Breeding Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)

: 3348 Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)

: 3311 Breeding Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

: 3382 Breeding Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)

: 3343 Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)

: 3345 Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)

: 3344 Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occendalis)

: 3301 Breeding Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)

: 3384 Breeding Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)

: 3361 Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)

: 3342 Brown Pelicans (Pelicanus occidentalis)

: 3364 Breeding Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)

: 3365 Breeding Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)

: 3367 Breeding Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)

: 3368 Breeding Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)

: 3369 Breeding Brown Pelican (Pelicanus Occidentalis)

: 3366 Breeding Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)

: 3370 Juvenile Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)

: 3371 Breeding Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)

: 3372 Breeding Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)