Almost the best part of our trip to Florida were the mornings. I got to step out of the house, onto the lanai, and feed the birds. It was GREAT! And the best part was that we never see these birds here in the Great White North. Here are pics of some of them:
Just plain ducks--not sure what kind.
Ibises--and a muscovy on the left.
Three muscovy ducks. They don't seem to be the Einsteins of the bird kingdom. They wag their tails like a dog, sound like they are horking up a hairball when they try to 'talk,' and pump their heads when they walk. Very weird birds--and quite possibly my favorites.
Also, the muscovy isn't the most attractive in the bird kingdom. But they WERE grateful when I fed them!
Birds near the pond behind the house.
An egret hunting.
Two egrets and a mystery bird looking for food.
The sandhill crane that came to the back door every morning looking for a handout. He and I played 'catch'--I threw the bread and he tried to catch it before it hit the ground. He caught it 90% of the time. I think I could have handfed him--I just was VERY scared of his beak. They are BIG birds with VERY long beaks.
Three muscovy ducks. They don't seem to be the Einsteins of the bird kingdom. They wag their tails like a dog, sound like they are horking up a hairball when they try to 'talk,' and pump their heads when they walk. Very weird birds--and quite possibly my favorites.
Also, the muscovy isn't the most attractive in the bird kingdom. But they WERE grateful when I fed them!
Birds near the pond behind the house.
An egret hunting.
Two egrets and a mystery bird looking for food.
The sandhill crane that came to the back door every morning looking for a handout. He and I played 'catch'--I threw the bread and he tried to catch it before it hit the ground. He caught it 90% of the time. I think I could have handfed him--I just was VERY scared of his beak. They are BIG birds with VERY long beaks.
