Birds of Florida

Florida is rightly regarded as one of the premier nature destinations in the United States of America. With a coast line that borders both the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico and an interior of large areas of swamps, it supports a diverse range of wildlife. The abundance of bird species found along the coast and in the interior offers the nature photographer an abundance of opportunity to capture an extensive range of species.

Roger has been visiting Florida for about 15 years and this gallery offers just a small selection of the birds to be found both along the coast and in the interior.

Bald Eagle in flight

Male Anhinga in breeding plumage

Anhinga Female in flight

Anhinga with Tilapia

American Bittern

Black Bellied Plover

Black Vulture in flight

Black Bellied Whistling Duck in flight

Black Necked Stilt

Black Skimmer Feeding

Boat Tailed Grackle, male calling

Burrowing Owl pair on lookout, one dark eyed albino

Double Crowned Cormorant with catfish

Burrowing Owl Looking out from nest Burrow

Northern Cardinal in tree

Common Yellowthroat male

Cattle Egret in breeding plumage displaying

Coopers Hawk in flight

Double Crowned Cormorant

White Pelicans Preening at sunset

Eastern Phoebe

Female anhinga with catfish

Forster's Tern reflected

Great Horned Owl at roost

Grey Catbird

Glossy Ibis in flight

Green Heron in flight

Great Blue Heron displaying

Limpkin in reeds

Great Blue Heron returning with stick

Grey Gnatcatcher

Green Heron fishing

Great Blue Heron landing

Loggerhead Shrike disgorging pellet

Great Blue Heron fishing

Great Blue Heron carrying stick

Little Blue Heron catching crab

Great Blue Heron against the light

Least Bittern hunting

Great Egret with shrimp

Great Blue Heron disgorging fish

Greater Yellowlegs feeding

Great Egret carrying stick

Great Blue Heron with cichlid

Great Egret carrying stick

Great Egret being attacked by Laughing Gull

Great Egret sunset flight

Great Egret landing in late evening light

Great egret displaying

Anhinga males with Tilapia

Osprey Landing at nest

Northern Mockingbird singing

Night Heron in flight

Osprey about to attack intruder

Black Skimmer Pair in flight

Painted Bunting

Palm Warbler

Osprey fishing

Pied Billed Grebe take off

Purple Gallinule Dancing across lily pad

Red Bellied Woodpecker

Red Shouldered Hawk calling

Reddish Egret taking off

Redwing Blackbird displaying

Ring Billed Gull take off

Roseate Spoonbill in flight

Yellow Rumped Warbler

Sora Rail

Royal Tern Bathing

Sanderling at sunset

Short Billed Dowitcher

Juvenile Yellow Crowned Heron with crab

Willet with shell

Marbled Godwit in flight

Belted Kingfisher on branch

Swamp Hen

White Ibis eating crab

Ruddy Turnstone in winter plumage

Wood Stork in flight

Willet with crab