Birds at Sawgrass Lake Park

Roseate spoonbill scratching.


Spoonbill preening. He was busy getting ready for bed since the sun was about to go down.

Female anhinga posing on a branch.

Close by the female was this male anhinga.

Pileated woodpecker, the largest woodpecker, was high up in a tree. I heard the pounding sound and looked around and saw the flash of red.

One day last week I stopped by Sawgrass Lake Park after work. It was the first time I had been there when I didn't see a single alligator. There are tons of them that live at the park. They must have all been under water. A small boy walked up to me with his mom and said "Have you seen any alligators?" I hated to say no but I hadn't this visit. I did see several turtles though. There weren't a lot of birds as well. I walked the entire boardwalk and saw very little. As I was nearing the end of it I heard a pounding noise. I walked back a few feet and saw a flash of red high up in some dead trees. There were 2 woodpeckers! It was hard to get decent pictures. They kept hiding on the other side of the tree and the sun was so bright at the time. Then, as I was about to walk to my car I saw the above spoonbill preening on a stump. A spoony, 2 woodpeckers and a 2 mile walk made it a successful trip.