Birds Eyes And Butterflies

The picture of these Black Skimmers in flight was taken at Bunche Beach in Florida. The picture of these Black Skimmers was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens.

The picture of this Black-bellied Plover was taken on Ft Myers Beach Florida. The picture of this Black-bellied Plover was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens.

The picture of these two Black Vultures was taken at the CREW Bird Rookery in Florida. The picture of these Black Vultures was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens.
Male and female Black Vultures are identical. There is no external way to differentiate them. Black Vultures are strongly monogamous and they both tend to the nest. So these are two adult Black Vultures that I want to say are a pair and claim that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

The picture of these two Black Vultures was taken at the CREW Bird Rookery in Florida. The picture of these Black Vultures was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens.

I find Black Vultures facinating. There is a timeless quality about them. There were about fifty of them at this particular spot going about their “normal” routine. A racoon popped out of the woods and a group of about ten Black Vultures terrified and it scurried quickly back from where it came.

The picture of this Sandwich Tern was taken on Ft Myers Beach Florida. The picture of this Sandwich Tern was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens.

The picture of this Reddish Egret was taken at Ft Myers Beach Florida Little Estero Island Critical Wildlife Area.
The picture of this Reddish Egret was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens.

The picture of this Semipalmated Plover was taken on Ft. Myers Beach, Florida. The picture of this Semipalmated Plover was taken with the CANON EOS7D with the CANON 100-400mm Lens.

The picture of this Wood Stork was taken at the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Sanibel Florida. The picture of this Wood Stork was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens.

The picture of this Double-crested Cormorant was taken at the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Sanibel Florida. The picture of this was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens.