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Ever get the feeling that you're being watched? This Barred Owl (<i>Strix varia</i>) kept a close eye on me while I was photographing aquatic vegetation in a cypress dome. July 2013
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Ever get the feeling that you're being watched? This Barred Owl (Strix varia) kept a close eye on me while I was photographing aquatic vegetation in a cypress dome. July 2013

Barred OwlStrix variawide angleNikon D7000nikon 10 24mmNikon SB700cypress domeEverglades National ParkFlorida

  • Young Barred owls (<i>Strix varia</i>) eating a Green treefrog (<i>Hyla cinerea</i>) that mom just dropped off. The owls dropped the first three frogs that she delivered, but finally managed to get this one down.
  • Anhinga (<i>Anhinga anhinga</i>) Everglades National Park, Florida
  • This Common nighthawk (<i>Chordeiles minor</i>) must have not noticed that it was mid-afternoon... There were approximately two dozen individuals feeding during this daytime spectacle.
  • Black-necked Stilt nest<br /> Florida Bay, Everglades National Park, Florida<br /> July 2013
  • Black-necked Stilt nest<br /> Florida Bay, Everglades National Park, Florida<br /> July 2013
  • Juvenile Cattle Egret (<i>Bubulcus ibis</i>) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Florida July 2013
  • A family of Common Gallinule (<i>Gallinula galeata</i>) Delray, Florida July 2013
  • Black necked Stilt (<I>Himantopus mexicanus</i>) female sitting on nest Everglades National Park, Florida July 2013
  • Black necked Stilt (<I>Himantopus mexicanus</i>) female checking on nest with four eggs Everglades National Park, Florida July 2013
  • Black necked Stilt (<I>Himantopus mexicanus</i>) chicks with parent on tidal mudflats Everglades National Park, Florida July 2013
  • Black necked Stilt (<I>Himantopus mexicanus</i>) chicks on tidal mudflats Everglades National Park, Florida July 2013
  • Black-necked Stilt nest<br /> Florida Bay, Everglades National Park, Florida<br /> July 2013
  • Black-necked Stilt nest<br /> Florida Bay, Everglades National Park, Florida<br /> July 2013
  • Ever get the feeling that you're being watched? This Barred Owl (<i>Strix varia</i>) kept a close eye on me while I was photographing aquatic vegetation in a cypress dome. July 2013
  • "Off to the fish market" Osprey (<i>Pandion haliaetus</i>) taking flight over Florida Bay
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