Birds

Handfeeding Hummingbirds

November 17, 2009

I hardly ever see hummingbirds anymore, so it’s really cool to see this person hand-feeding one. Thanks to Sharon Steitler at BirdChick.com/wp/ for posting this video.

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Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com. Any gull enthusiasts out there? Can you help me out on identifying the gull above? Is it a laughing gull? Click photos to enlarge. I’ve been reading about the North American Gull Conference coming up in Titusville, Florida in Jan-Feb 2010, so I went through my gull photos because [...]

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Sanibel Island Sunrise Beachwalk

October 2, 2009

Posted by David McRee on BlogTheBeach.com

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Nurturing Nature on Florida’s Southwest Coast

July 21, 2009

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com Charlotte County (located about halfway between Tampa and Naples) has some of the least developed beaches in the state of Florida: Stump Pass State Park, Palm Island, Don Pedro Island State Park, and Little Gasparilla Island. So it’s no surprise that both shorebirds and sea turtles favor these beaches [...]

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White Sand Black Crow

June 6, 2009

By David McRee of BlogTheBeach.com If I were a bird, I don’t think I’d want to have black feathers in the Florida summer heat. You’d think an all black bird would stay in the shade. Perhaps the black feathers heat up enough to keep mites and other parasites off the bird. This crow was seriously [...]

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Beach Bird Antics

May 17, 2009

And to think I almost didn’t bring my camera to the beach.

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Snowy Plover Nest, Conservation on Palm Island

April 22, 2009

As I was exploring Palm Island beach on Stump Pass on Monday morning, two friendly volunteer Shorebird Stewards, Sarah and Merrill, came over and talked to me about the nesting areas that were being monitored and protected by Charlotte County and numerous volunteers. They were walking the beach to educate the public. Many of our [...]

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Mystery Bird

April 9, 2009

Sitting in my home office yesterday afternoon I found myself becoming aware of, and increasingly annoyed with the cacaphonous sound of blue jays and mockingbirds harrassing some unfortunate creature in the laurel oak just outside my window. I peeked out but was unable to see what I assumed would be either a Cooper’s hawk or [...]

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Piping Plovers on Fort Desoto Park Beach

November 30, 2008

On a Thanksgiving Day trip to Fort Desoto we encountered this sign as we were about to cross the wooden footbridge to North Beach. Of course I wanted to see an actual Piping plover, since I can’t recall ever noticing one before. Not that I’d been looking or anything, but since they are here, I ought to [...]

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Marbled Godwits on Pass-A-Grille Beach

October 9, 2008

Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) on Pass-a-Grille Beach. Most of the shorebirds I see on the Gulf coast are Sanderlings, Willets, Ruddy Turnstones, and Short-billed Dowitchers. This morning I was startled to see several beautifully cinnamon-colored Marbled Godwits mixing it up with the Willets and Sanderlings on the beach. I confess that I did not know [...]

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