Colleen M. Dougher

Blue Heron who frequents a South Florida neighborhood lake.

A Little Blue Heron on our neighborhood lake.

#littleblueheron #heron #herons #egret #egret #birds #birders #birdwatching #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdphotography #photography #wildlife #southflorida #floridabirds #birdsofbluesky #backyard #wildflorida

Great Egret preparing to consume the unfortunate tiny fish the bird is holding in his or her beak.

Ambitious & Hungry Great Egret & Unfortunate Tiny Fish
(RIP wee fish who was likely swimming along happily just prior to this)
#birds #birders #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdsofbluesky #egret #egrets #greategrets #greategret #heron #herons #photography

A Common Gallinule (The Bird Formerly Known as Moorhen) observing a Tri-Colored Heron fishing in the lake.

I love to watch birds watching other birds. The Moorhens like to check out the birds on what I'm pretty sure they consider THEIR lake.

#tricoloredheron #heron #herons #birds #birders #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdphotography #floridabirds #commongallinules #moorhens

Yellow-Crowned Night Heron on an overcast and intermittently raining day.

My friend who frequently shows up on rainy days -- The Yellow-Crowned Night Heron. ❤️

#yellowcrownednightheron #nightheron #nightherons #heron #herons #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birding #wildlife #backyard

This Yellow-Crowned Night Heron visits our lake post-rain to search for toads & frogs. If he doesn't find them nearby he visits fences, as he knows where toads/frogs live and that they enjoy a rainy day as much as he does .-- at least until he finds them. Yesterday he got lucky. Today not so much.

A very respectful Muscovy duck who lives on our neighborhood lake in South Florida.

A PSA from a very wise duck who lives on our neighborhood lake.

#birds #birders #naturephotography #natureart #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #nature #backyard #wildlife #duck #ducks #wildlife #muscovyduck #respectallwildlife 🪶

A curious Blue Jay neighbor ...

A curious Blue Jay neighbor ...

#floridabirds #birds #birders #photography #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #bluejay #bluejays #nature #backyard

I think this encapsulates how MANY of us feel right now ... because how could anyone who cares about humans and all other creatures not feel this way?

Horace's Duskywing among the Bushy Asters in the backyard garden.

Horace's Duskywing among the Bushy Asters in the backyard garden.

#photography #duskywing #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildflorida #butterflies #butterfly #insect #insects #entomology #lepidoptera #backyard #butterflygarden

Bald Eagle atop a Norfolk Pine

Bald Eagle atop a Norfolk Pine

A very special guest on the lake today. Thank you for gracing us with your presence, Bald Eagle. 🪶

#eagle #baldeagle #birds #birders #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdphotography #photography #wildlife #southflorida #floridabirds #birdsofbluesky

Tri-colored Heron preening in South Florida.

I love to photograph birds who are preening as they seem so relaxed/natural while doing so. 🪶

#tricoloredheron #heron #herons #egret #egret #birds #birders #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdphotography #photography #wildlife #southflorida #floridabirds #birdsofbluesky

I was so disgusted to read about this. I think they would ban actual rainbows in the sky too ... if they could.

A very energetic Snowy Egret on our neighborhood lake in South Florida.

Happy to see this energetic Snowy Egret has been showing up on our lake for about the past week or so.

#snowyegret #snowyegrets #egret #egrets #bird #birds #nature #wildlife #birdphotography #backyard #nature #naturephotography #floridawildlife #floridabirds #birdsofbluesky #wildlifephotography

Two White-Winged Doves hanging out on a hot summer day on our neighborhood lake in South Florida.

A few of my White-Winged Dove neighbors. ❤️

#dove #doves #bird #birds #nature #wildlife #birdphotography #backyard #nature #naturephotography #floridawildlife #floridabirds #birdsofbluesky #wildlifephotography

Sunflower

Sunflower Power 🌻

#sunflowers #sunflower #flower #flowers #bloom #blooms #bloomscrolling #nature #naturephptography

My beautiful neighbor ... who happens to be a mourning dove.

My beautiful dove neighbor.

#dove #doves #mourningdove #mourningdoves #bird #birds #nature #wildlife #birdphotography #backyard #nature #naturephotography #floridawildlife #floridabirds #birdsofbluesky #wildlifephotography

I love to watch the tiny House Sparrows watching the world around them. I'm so happy to have them here.

#housesparrows #englishsparrows #sparrows #birds #ornithology #birdphotos #birds #birdphotos #floridawildlife

Saint Jerome (Patron Saint of Lost Peanuts) shows up for every Blue Jay who asks themselves “Where the hell did I bury that peanut?”

#floridabirds #birds #birders #photography #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography#birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #bluejay #bluejays #nature

A recently emerged Gulf Fritillary on a Beach Verbena plant in the garden.

Gulf Fritillary on Beach Verbena

#photography #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildflorida #butterflies #butterfly #insect #insects #entomology #lepidoptera #backyard #gulffritillary #gulffritillaries #garden

Tri-colored Heron on our neighborhood lake in South Florida.

Tri-Colored Heron on our lake this week. This bird is here daily & this afternoon was foraging with a Little Blue Heron.

#tricoloredheron #tricoloredherons #heron #herons #bird #birds #wadingbirds #nature #wildlife #birdphotography #backyard #nature #naturephotography #floridawildlife #floridabirds

So very beautiful!

Yes … I do think that’s why they do that but am not sure how they came to include Ospreys in their mix. Perhaps they just thought it would be fun to pull off sounding like an Osprey. They definitely had me fooled when I first encountered one’s near perfect imitation.

Yes, in no time this young BJ will have an even stronger call and may eventually learn to imitate hawks and Ospreys.

We have many Blue Jays around the lake right now & it's molting season so we have balding BJs (whose feathers will regrow) along with young BJs whose parents are still feeding them. This one is in the later category.

#bluejay #bluejays #birds #nature #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #wildlife

Ms. Buttons, a Tabby Cat, on the uppermost level of her cat tree -- aka The Penthouse -- on a Saturday night. Her life is good right now.

Ms. Buttons at the top of her cat tree -- aka The Penthouse -- on a Saturday night. Her life is good right now. ♥️

#caturday #caturdaynight #tabbycat #tabbycats #orangecat #orangecats #meow #cat #cats #everydayiscatday #lifeisgood

Our corner of the lake has become a hotspot for herons in recent months. This one's a Tri-Colored Heron.

#tricoloredheron #tricoloredherons #heron #herons #bird #birds #wadingbirds #nature #wildlife #birdphotography #backyard #nature #naturephotography #floridawildlife #floridabirds

Five White Ibis flying over our neighborhood lake (in South Florida).

Ibis in flight over our neighborhood lake yesterday afternoon.

#birds #birders #bird #photography #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ibis #whiteibis #birdsinflight #nature #birdphotography

I hope for that. 🐸

A Tri-Colored Heron on our lake today. ❤️ #tricoloredheron #tricoloredherons #heron #herons #bird #birds #wadingbirds #nature #wildlife #birdphotography #backyard

A Tri-Colored Heron on our lake today. ❤️
#tricoloredheron #tricoloredherons #heron #herons #bird #birds #wadingbirds #nature #wildlife #birdphotography #backyard

Today I was photographing a Tri-Colored Heron on our lake when this Night Heron landed (with toad) & engaged in a series of moves that ended with the toad in its belly. I want the Night Heron to eat & the toad to also be happy. So it's hard to watch. #yellowcrownednightheron #heron #herons #birds

Today I was photographing a Tri-Colored Heron on our lake when this Heron landed (with toad) & engaged in a series of moves that ended with the toad in its belly. I want the Night Heron to eat & the toad to be happy. So it's hard to watch. #yellowcrownednightheron #heron #herons #birds #toads