March, 2014

Photo for March 30th, 2014

First-year Little Blue Herons are white

First-year Little Blue Herons are white

Immature Little Blue Heron

Immature Little Blue Heron

Little Blue Heron

Little Blue Heron

Dragonfly

Dragonfly

Little Blue Heron

Little Blue Heron

Alligator

Alligator

Gulf Fritillary Butterfly

Gulf Fritillary Butterfly

Lily Pads

Lily Pads

Lily Pads

Lily Pads

Great Blue Heron on a nest

Great Blue Heron on a nest

Alligator

Alligator

Alligator

Alligator

Juvenile White Ibis

Juvenile White Ibis

Juvenile White Ibis

Juvenile White Ibis

Juvenile White Ibis

Juvenile White Ibis

Juvenile White Ibis grazing

Juvenile White Ibis grazing

Photographer sneezes

Photographer sneezes

Juvenile White Ibis return to grazing

Juvenile White Ibis return to grazing

Great Blue Heron on nest

Great Blue Heron on nest

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Photo for March 22nd, 2014

Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

Little Blue Heron

Little Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Sandhill Crane

Sandhill Crane

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Photo for March 16th, 2014

Alligator

Alligator

Alligator

Alligator

Alligator

Alligator

White Ibis

White Ibis

Mourning Dove

Mourning Dove

Osprey

Osprey

Osprey

Osprey

Turkey Buzzard

Turkey Buzzard

Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

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Photo for March 11th, 2014

Whoa!  Looks like this guy has hooked a big one!

Whoa! Looks like this guy has hooked a big one!

This gator has grown a little too big and needs to be removed from the pond.

This gator has grown a little too big and needs to be removed from the pond.

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Tug-of-war

Tug-of-war

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Now the tricky part...

Now the tricky part…

securing the chompers

securing the chompers

Electrical tape has many uses

Electrical tape has many uses

all wrapped up

all wrapped up

Alligator removal

Alligator removal

Alligator tied

Alligator tied

Alligator slide

Alligator slide

Alligator

Alligator

Um, is that tape coming loose?

Um, is that tape coming loose?

There's a good idea

There’s a good idea

Tale of the tape:  8 feet 3 inches

Tale of the tape: 8 feet 3 inches

So we don't run out of alligators, a three footer is added to the pond.

So we don’t run out of alligators, a three footer is added to the pond.

Alligator loaded into truck

Alligator loaded into truck

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Photo for March 9th, 2014

White Ibis

White Ibis

Great Egret

Great Egret

Boat-tailed Grackles

Boat-tailed Grackles

Boat-tailed Grackles

Boat-tailed Grackles

Brown Anole

Brown Anole

Brown Anole

Brown Anole

Brown Anole

Brown Anole

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk (with nictitating membrane covering eye)

Red-shouldered Hawk (with nictitating membrane covering eye)

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

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Photo for March 8th, 2014

Today’s photos are from the New York Mets vs. Detroit Tigers spring training game at Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, FL

Drew Smyly

Drew Smyly

Noah Syndergaard

Noah Syndergaard

Noah Syndergaard

Noah Syndergaard

Noah Syndergaard

Noah Syndergaard

Ezequiel Carrera missing a bunt

Ezequiel Carrera missing a bunt

Jacob deGrom

Jacob deGrom

Juan Lagares

Juan Lagares

Andrew Brown

Andrew Brown

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Photo for March 1st, 2014

Great Blue Heron on nest

Great Blue Heron on nest

Florida Red-bellied Turtle

Florida Red-bellied Turtle

Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron

Alligator

Alligator

Great Blue Heron on nest

Great Blue Heron on nest

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