Monday, October 10, 2011

Nothing new at Circle B Bar Reserve


Black bellied whistling ducks says "Oh no, here come the photographers".


"Get my good side".


Red bellied woodpecker says "I'll stop for 4 seconds so you can take the picture. Then I'm back to banging on this dead tree."


Great blue herons says "I caught one this big."


Red shoulder hawk says "I'd be king of the jungle here if it wasn't for that annoying eagle."

Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland was calling my name. I hadn't been there since mid-May. It was still miserably hot there at the end of September but I had heard there baby limpkins there. There's no better reason than that to drive 50 minutes across central Florida. The reserve was pretty quiet. It's still a little early for many of the fall birds so there wasn't too many photographers out there. I didn't see the eagles flying around. I saw very few small migraters such as warblers. But, I did find the baby limpkins. They were so cute! More on those later.

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18 comments:

  1. TexWisGirlOctober 10, 2011 at 2:22 PM

    loved seeing the whistlers here! mine have been flocked up and only seen flying/whistling overhead but not landing at our pitiful pond this fall. for all i know, they might be winging south by now again...

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  2. UnknownOctober 10, 2011 at 2:57 PM

    Beautiful photographs of the birds Dina.
    Love the notes.
    Costas

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  3. UnknownOctober 10, 2011 at 3:53 PM

    Great selection of great shots!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  4. hannahOctober 10, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    You're making me laugh. Great captions.

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  5. eileeninmdOctober 10, 2011 at 5:56 PM

    Wonderful collection of photos. I love the Whistling ducks and I always love the woodies. Great photos!

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  6. Kay L. DaviesOctober 10, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    The last 3 photos are great, Dina, but the first two really caught my attention. Ducks in trees! I've seen red-footed boobies in trees, with the claws on the tips of their webbed feet, but never ducks. Apparently they used to be called "Black-bellied tree ducks"!
    Fabulous.
    When I enlarged the first photo to show the claws to my husband, I lost my comment, so I'd better post this. But, first, thanks for these photos!

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie’s Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  7. ArijaOctober 11, 2011 at 5:02 AM

    Oh, I love them all, especially the ducks and dishevelled heron. Your bird photography is just gorgeous.

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  8. Red Nomad OZOctober 11, 2011 at 6:55 AM

    It's weird how similar many of these are to species from Australia, but with differences that seem like I'm looking at shots from a parallel universe!

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  9. Red Nomad OZOctober 11, 2011 at 6:56 AM

    PS Your header shot is SUPERB!!!

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  10. theconstantwalkerOctober 11, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    Dina these are all wonderful birds to see.....love the hawk and the woodpecker.

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  11. Modesto ViegasOctober 11, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    Good series!!

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  12. Esther GarviOctober 11, 2011 at 1:37 PM

    They are all lovely, but the hawk was the one who made me laugh out loud!

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  13. DaveOctober 11, 2011 at 2:32 PM

    it always makes me chuckle to see Ducks in trees. The hawk is superb

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  14. mickOctober 11, 2011 at 3:53 PM

    It must be an interesting place to visit with all the birds. Great photos.

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  15. SpringmanOctober 11, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    Fantastic captures Dina! You've stuck it out through the scalding Florida summer now your time is just around the corner. The Florida estuary is coming alive with fleeing snow birds. I hope to be one of them and perhaps steal a little of your thunder later this year.
    Another of your excellent posts, cheers!

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  16. Stewart MOctober 12, 2011 at 4:20 AM

    Hi there - very nice selection of birds - like the flicker, but I'm very pro-woodpecker!

    We have ducks that nest in trees - they always seem so out of place.

    Cheers - Stewart M - Australia

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  17. jooOctober 12, 2011 at 5:39 AM

    I love this post, and the first photo is so cute:)

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  18. PatOctober 12, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    I love the ducks in the tree shot!

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