Some Chicks and a Decent Woody

[Clark]

#1 -cake

#2
Adult tending same nest



#3
Personally would of guessed Porphyrio martinicus.
But this Common Moorhen. One of the parents of previous pic.



#4
An example of adult. Got a personal love affair with this elegant species.
Himantopus mexicanus






#5
Least Bittern juvy.
No pic of adult at this time.


#6
The chick is ankle height. Tough to tell.
Limpkin. This is a parent.




#7
My wife.



#8
An example of adult.
Egretta tricolor





Hope this was fun.
Thanks for playing.

 

[Ruth]

Incredible photos!!!!

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Ah, a couple DOH! mistakes in there. My avian biology professor would be very disappointed in me

Especially the limpkin! DOH!

 

[SlipperFan]

More excellent photos!

 

[Stone]

Outstanding pics!! Thats a beautiful duck..(I presume its a duck)

 

[Erythrone]

Outsanding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Erythrone]

Outstanding pics!! Thats a beautiful duck..(I presume its a duck)

Aix sponsa is called Wood Duck. A very nice but shy native.

 

[Clark]

Thank you kindly

Stone- these wood ducks nest in tree cavities.
This one posed for me at about five meters away. Not the norm for this species.
As for the colors, not so attractive year round.

 

[karategirl73]

Amazing photos thanks for sharing!!! I really enjoyed them!

 

[Stone]

Thank you kindly

Stone- these wood ducks nest in tree cavities.
This one posed for me at about five meters away. Not the norm for this species.
As for the colors, not so attractive year round.

Yes we have wood ducks here as well but basically brown and speckled