10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Wakulla holds such bird delights because it is completely protected. boat trip, and despite the heat of the day quickly ticked off Tricolored Herons , White Ibises, Little Blue Herons, and even Yellow-crowed Night Herons hunting in the reeds or resting at the base of towering cypress trees. We opted for the 12:30 p.m.

Alligators 118

Alligators Turkey Family Hunting 118

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2022

Fortunately, as I found out over the next four days, High Island, the Bolivar Peninsula, the whole east Texan Gulf coast area is a place of diverse habitats, some protected, some accidental, all offering fantastic avian opportunities. Corps of Engineers to protect Galveston Bay at the end of the 19th-century.

Houston 209

Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 209

10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2011

By building nests out over the swamp, the birds benefit from the protection offered by the alligators in deterring predators such as raccoons and snakes. Snowy Egrets were also showing off their breeding colours and Wood Storks were carrying small branches to add to precarious platforms that will soon have to serve as nests.

2011 116

2011 Alligators Florida Deer 116

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Hunting: You may have noticed that the Written Species Accounts include a section on hunting. I am a city girl and until I became a birder my contact with hunting was limited to occasionally seeing dead deer on the tops of cars in upstate New York. So–not a fan of hunting. So–not a fan of hunting.

Ducks 117

Ducks North America Geese Hunters 117