Carol D Hughes Nature's World of Photography -

THE CELERY FIELDSBACK TO SARASOTA

The Celery Fields has long been a birding hot spot near Sarasota. There are two short board walks for bird watching or photography and a new visitor centre has recently been completed. During our last visit to Florida we called in here on our way back from the Myakka river State park. As it was late we only stayed for a short time but even so we were lucky enough to spot several species of bird including the Least Bittern and a Sora (both 'firsts' for me).

BALD EAGLE
(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

BANDED WATER SNAKE
(Nerodia fasciata)

BLUE DASHER
(Pachydiplax longipennis)

BLUE HERON
(Ardea herodias)

BLUE-GRAY GNAT CATCHER
(Polioptila caerulea)

BOAT TAILED GRACKLE
(Quiscalus major)

BOAT TAILED GRACKLE - FEMALE
(Quiscalus major)

BOAT TAILED GRACKLE
(Quiscalus major)

CASSIUS BLUE
(Leptotes cassius)

CLOUDED SKIPPER
(Lerema accius)

COMMON MOORHEN
(Gallinula chloropus)

COMMON YELLOW THROAT
(Geothlypis trichas)

EASTERN AMBERWING
(Perithemis tenera)

FIERY SKIPPER
(Hylephila phyleus)

HAMMOCK SKIPPER
(Polygonus leo)

LEAST BITTERN
(Ixobrychus exilis)

LIMPKIN
(Aramus guarauna)

LIMPKIN
(Aramus guarauna)

LONG TAILED SKIPPER

NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD
(Mimus polyglottos)

OSPREY
(Pandion haliaetus)

RED WINGED BLACKBIRD
(Agelaius phoeniceus)

SCARLET SKIMMER
(Crocothemis servilia)

TRICOLOR HERON
(Egretta tricolor)