Celery Fields is a park which I have only visited 2-3 times in the past, but had heard good things about recently and wanted to try again. I did have more luck this time than I have in the past. There is some good information and history of the site here.
Sandhill Cranes Silhouette at Sunrise
This image is heavily cropped because it was far away but I thought it was an interesting interaction between the Harrier Hawk (Bottom) and Crested Caracara (above) with the much smaller Red-winged Blackbirds following along too.
Another pretty bird, although invasive. Gray-headed Swamphen
Couldn’t pass up this light on this Great Blue Heron.
Black-bellied Whistling Duck flyby.
Glossy Ibis coming in for a landing.
Crested Caracara with a bone. They are scavengers along with eating small animals.
Cleaning beak on the fence.
Crested Caracara posed in morning light.
Preparing for takeoff.
Young Wood Stork with fish.
Young Wood Stork with fish.
Crested Caracara in flight.
Gray-headed Swamphen in flight.
Roseate Spoonbill in flight.
Two Northern Harrier Hawks fighting. Very heavily cropped as it was a long way off.
Two Northern Harrier Hawks fighting. Very heavily cropped as it was a long way off.
Black-bellied Whistling Ducks cautiously walking past a sunning Alligator.
Least Bittern creeping through the reeds. These are very shy and are rare to see in the open.
Female Northern Harrier Hawk.
Female Northern Harrier Hawk.
American Kestrel in flight.
Nanday Parakeets – Another pretty invasive species.
All I can say is that you are the master and I am the student. From the silhouetted Sandhill crane to the whistling duck to the Caracara to the swamphen to the roseate spoonbill to the fighting hawks to the Nanday parakeets, the great bird shots just keep coming.
You need to put together a collection of your greatest wildlife shots and put them in a book. I will be your first customer. Just amazing pictures.
Your pics continue to amaze me.
Big granny.
Outstanding pictures
Marvelous photos of birds in flight, but my favorite is the reclusive and camouflaged Least Bittern. Thanks also for including background on the I also like the link to the history of the Celery Fields – now preserved for wildlife and flood mitigation.