17-JAN-2010
Snowy Egret
Inter-coastal Waterway, Palm Coast, Florida.
Running north to south, the waterway provides a corridor of sunlight in the early morning, producing dazzling patterns on the water.
20-JAN-2010
Glossy Ibis
Merritt Island NWR, Florida
15-JAN-2010
Little Blue Heron
Intercoastal Waterway, Palm Coast, Florida
This photo was taken just minutes from the condo we rented along the waterway.
20-JAN-2010
Osprey returning to the nest
The Osprey pair had built their nest atop a telephone pole just past the bridge leading to Merritt Island.
15-JAN-2010
Tri-colored Heron
On a sunrise walk along the Inland Waterway, the pilings for an unfinished pier were festooned with herons and egrets poised to grab a breakfast morsel from the shallow water.