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Nesting time at the Wakodahatchee Wetlands Florida
Mar 12, 2022 07:44:21   #
sb Loc: Florida's East Coast
 
The birds are beginning to nest and some offspring are appearing. The moorhens have a few chicks - I suspect they had more initially, but they do disappear quickly... A few wood storks are nesting - most nests are still under construction. One great blue heron nest was seen with two young chicks in it. A hawk soared overhead, looking for opportunity. A brown water mocassin was spotted in the reeds looking for an opportunity. I am always suprised to see them at the wetlands, since almost everything, it seems, eats them! I was in town on business and had not brought my camera, but ended up having time for a quick visit here with my iPhone... Although they have a reasonable sized parking area, they had staff managing the traffic this week and there was a 5-10 minute wait for a parking spot. I had hoped they had gotten rid of the invasive green iguanas, but we saw four.


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Mar 12, 2022 07:54:25   #
Architect1776 Loc: In my mind
 
sb wrote:
The birds are beginning to nest and some offspring are appearing. The moorhens have a few chicks - I suspect they had more initially, but they do disappear quickly... A few wood storks are nesting - most nests are still under construction. One great blue heron nest was seen with two young chicks in it. A hawk soared overhead, looking for opportunity. A brown water mocassin was spotted in the reeds looking for an opportunity. I am always suprised to see them at the wetlands, since almost everything, it seems, eats them! I was in town on business and had not brought my camera, but ended up having time for a quick visit here with my iPhone... Although they have a reasonable sized parking area, they had staff managing the traffic this week and there was a 5-10 minute wait for a parking spot. I had hoped they had gotten rid of the invasive green iguanas, but we saw four.
The birds are beginning to nest and some offspring... (show quote)



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Mar 12, 2022 09:46:40   #
jdtonkinson Loc: Red Wing, MN
 
Nice captures, though not the prettiest bird .

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Mar 12, 2022 09:49:08   #
angler Loc: StHelens England
 
Good shots.

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Mar 12, 2022 10:50:01   #
merrytexan Loc: georgia
 
sb wrote:
The birds are beginning to nest and some offspring are appearing. The moorhens have a few chicks - I suspect they had more initially, but they do disappear quickly... A few wood storks are nesting - most nests are still under construction. One great blue heron nest was seen with two young chicks in it. A hawk soared overhead, looking for opportunity. A brown water mocassin was spotted in the reeds looking for an opportunity. I am always suprised to see them at the wetlands, since almost everything, it seems, eats them! I was in town on business and had not brought my camera, but ended up having time for a quick visit here with my iPhone... Although they have a reasonable sized parking area, they had staff managing the traffic this week and there was a 5-10 minute wait for a parking spot. I had hoped they had gotten rid of the invasive green iguanas, but we saw four.
The birds are beginning to nest and some offspring... (show quote)


great shots and how lucky to get to see the nesting birds!

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Mar 12, 2022 12:28:10   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
Well done, Steve!

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Mar 12, 2022 15:09:09   #
joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA
 
sb wrote:
The birds are beginning to nest and some offspring are appearing. The moorhens have a few chicks - I suspect they had more initially, but they do disappear quickly... A few wood storks are nesting - most nests are still under construction. One great blue heron nest was seen with two young chicks in it. A hawk soared overhead, looking for opportunity. A brown water mocassin was spotted in the reeds looking for an opportunity. I am always suprised to see them at the wetlands, since almost everything, it seems, eats them! I was in town on business and had not brought my camera, but ended up having time for a quick visit here with my iPhone... Although they have a reasonable sized parking area, they had staff managing the traffic this week and there was a 5-10 minute wait for a parking spot. I had hoped they had gotten rid of the invasive green iguanas, but we saw four.
The birds are beginning to nest and some offspring... (show quote)


Awesome shots 👍🌈👍🌈👍

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Mar 13, 2022 07:20:35   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
sb wrote:
The birds are beginning to nest and some offspring are appearing. The moorhens have a few chicks - I suspect they had more initially, but they do disappear quickly... A few wood storks are nesting - most nests are still under construction. One great blue heron nest was seen with two young chicks in it. A hawk soared overhead, looking for opportunity. A brown water mocassin was spotted in the reeds looking for an opportunity. I am always suprised to see them at the wetlands, since almost everything, it seems, eats them! I was in town on business and had not brought my camera, but ended up having time for a quick visit here with my iPhone... Although they have a reasonable sized parking area, they had staff managing the traffic this week and there was a 5-10 minute wait for a parking spot. I had hoped they had gotten rid of the invasive green iguanas, but we saw four.
The birds are beginning to nest and some offspring... (show quote)



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Mar 13, 2022 08:24:39   #
J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio
 
sb wrote:
The birds are beginning to nest and some offspring are appearing. The moorhens have a few chicks - I suspect they had more initially, but they do disappear quickly... A few wood storks are nesting - most nests are still under construction. One great blue heron nest was seen with two young chicks in it. A hawk soared overhead, looking for opportunity. A brown water mocassin was spotted in the reeds looking for an opportunity. I am always suprised to see them at the wetlands, since almost everything, it seems, eats them! I was in town on business and had not brought my camera, but ended up having time for a quick visit here with my iPhone... Although they have a reasonable sized parking area, they had staff managing the traffic this week and there was a 5-10 minute wait for a parking spot. I had hoped they had gotten rid of the invasive green iguanas, but we saw four.
The birds are beginning to nest and some offspring... (show quote)

Nice shots Steve

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Mar 13, 2022 08:27:54   #
ClarkJohnson Loc: Fort Myers, FL and Cohasset, MA
 
I used to make snide comments about how ugly Wood Storks appear, but I have since learned from my Audubon friends that Wood Storks are the connoisseurs of the wading world. The only show up when the food sources and other conditions are at their peak. As such, they are an indicator of habitat quality. Evidently, if you can please a Wood Stork, you can please almost any other species. I have new respect for these birds.

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Mar 13, 2022 09:24:41   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 

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Mar 13, 2022 11:10:14   #
jederick Loc: Northern Utah
 
Boy they are homely!!

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Mar 13, 2022 14:52:29   #
Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California
 
sb wrote:
The birds are beginning to nest and some offspring are appearing. The moorhens have a few chicks - I suspect they had more initially, but they do disappear quickly... A few wood storks are nesting - most nests are still under construction. One great blue heron nest was seen with two young chicks in it. A hawk soared overhead, looking for opportunity. A brown water mocassin was spotted in the reeds looking for an opportunity. I am always suprised to see them at the wetlands, since almost everything, it seems, eats them! I was in town on business and had not brought my camera, but ended up having time for a quick visit here with my iPhone... Although they have a reasonable sized parking area, they had staff managing the traffic this week and there was a 5-10 minute wait for a parking spot. I had hoped they had gotten rid of the invasive green iguanas, but we saw four.
The birds are beginning to nest and some offspring... (show quote)


Nice images.

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Mar 13, 2022 19:43:35   #
PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place
 
Good images of Wood Storks Steve.

Don

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Mar 14, 2022 13:19:37   #
Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY
 
sb wrote:
The birds are beginning to nest and some offspring are appearing. The moorhens have a few chicks - I suspect they had more initially, but they do disappear quickly... A few wood storks are nesting - most nests are still under construction. One great blue heron nest was seen with two young chicks in it. A hawk soared overhead, looking for opportunity. A brown water mocassin was spotted in the reeds looking for an opportunity. I am always suprised to see them at the wetlands, since almost everything, it seems, eats them! I was in town on business and had not brought my camera, but ended up having time for a quick visit here with my iPhone... Although they have a reasonable sized parking area, they had staff managing the traffic this week and there was a 5-10 minute wait for a parking spot. I had hoped they had gotten rid of the invasive green iguanas, but we saw four.
The birds are beginning to nest and some offspring... (show quote)



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