H.J. Ruiz – Avian101 – Page 750 – "My Backyard Visitors" – All about birds

Panoramic View of Birds

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— Great Egret — Click on image to see enlargement —

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One large bird that is easily spotted in most coastal waters of America is the Brown Pelican. I’m sure that most people that read my blog have seen this bird in person at one time or another. They’re popular among beach goers that love to see these large birds diving for fish, bobbing up and down the small surf or simply standing perched near marinas or fishing piers. Here’s some additional information about the Brown Pelicans:

The Brown Pelican is a small pelican found in the Americas. It is one of the best known and most prominent birds found in the coastal areas of the southern and western United States. It is one of only 3 pelican species found in the Western Hemisphere. The Brown Pelican is one of the only two pelican species which feeds by diving into the water.

This bird is readily distinguished from the American White Pelican by its non-white plumage, smaller size and its habit of diving for fish from the air, as opposed to co-operative fishing from the surface. The Peruvian Pelican, previously considered a subspecies of Brown Pelican, is now considered to be a separate species. It has very similar plumage to the Brown, but it is noticeably larger. The Brown and Peruvian pelicans may overlap in some areas along the Pacific coast of South America.

Next I’m posting some pictures I shot in West Coast Florida last month. Enjoy!

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Toco Toucan

Peruvian Pelican

Killdeer

House Sparrow

Cooper’s Hawk

Female Blue Grosbeak

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Busy Vacations

This post is about instances occurred during my short vacation to Florida. Let me explain to you that my vacations are always very intense when it comes to activities. I love to get up early and have a busy day and evening. I’m a person that plan ahead my day. For example: We(include my wife and kid) get up and have a 6:00 a.m. breakfast at the hotel and we set off to any bird hot spot for pictures, usually stay there until noon and then we return to the hotel and get changed to beach attire and beach gear. We drive to any desired beach and while my wife and kid enjoy the sun, sand and water, I take a stroll on the beach, camera ready and head in direction to any bird on sight.

Later, when I’m done with my photography I set to enjoy the ocean water, play on the sand and have great family fun on the beach. Once we had enough sunshine, sand, etc. We return to the hotel, shower, change and go out for lunch. Usually near a place with great ocean sight or attractive surroundings.

After our meal we take a stroll in the park, pier, dock etc. By then is near sunset and we enjoy that beautiful moment as always.

We return to the hotel to rest a while and then later go out to find a good place to eat some ice cream! After the sweet refreshing dessert we return to the hotel and go to sleep. That’s our typical vacation day!

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At the beach you never know what birds you might find, I found several such as the small Sanderlings, rushing back and forth at the edge of the surf, inserting their bills in the wet sand hunting for invertebrates.