To Westminster Woods to see Gram.  The only bird we saw this hot, sunny afternoon was this  Great Blue Heron, who stood on a log in the middle of the lake, its mouth draped open much of the time.

Great Blue Heron

To Hanna Park this morning to ride the trails with spouse and Chris.  But before riding, shooting:

Green Heron

Anhinga

White Ibis

Juvenile Tricolored Heron and Juvenile Little Blue Heron

Juvenile Tricolored Heron

Stopped by Nathan Krestul Park on the way home from work.  Rain chased me away.

Red-winged Blackbird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

To the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve this morning with spouse, dog, and camera!

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Great Egret

At Westminster Woods to see Gram when we spotted this Great Egret:

Ardea Alba Sine Pedum Sinistrum

Or, as my Spouse Gleefully Exclaimed, “Lefty!”

Earlier today when I was strolling downtown during a break from work, I spotted a juvenile Northern Mockingbird begging in a tree, its gape flanges visible.  By and by, a parent appeared to deliver a skinny worm.  I watched the parent hunt:  its M.O. was to perch  on a sign above a patch of grass outside the CSX Building and presently fly down to liberate a worm from the turf.

On the drive from work to Gram’s, I saw a Red-headed Woodpecker fly across the road and alight on a tree.  Then I spotted an anole clinging to the trunk of the car in front of me.  ELO’s “Hold On Tight” was playing on the radio.  And finally a Swallow-tailed Kite flying overhead, at the intersection of Old St. Augustine Road and San Jose Boulevard.