I just love being around a Pileated Woodpecker!!!!
Look at that tongue! 😳
Can you believe that his tongue actually wraps around his skull??? 😵‍💫

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Love these giants! They were frequently observed in our back yard (Reston, VA), but I never saw them when I had my camera out. Photo taken in the magical Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Florida.

Can't miss these beauties but not on West Coast, CA. He spent lots of time posing. If you have a chance, visit Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.

The Red-bellied Woodpecker spent lots of chatting up his mates. From Corkscrew Sanctuary.

There are so many egrets posted on Bluesky. Here's one of mine getting ready to go to lunch in the Corkscrew Swamp.

Corkscrew Swamp Sancturary, Naples, Florida.
Images captured April, 2011.
1. Piliated Woodpecker - Saw them frequently when we lived in VA but no photos🙁.
2. Cardinal - We miss these beauties!
3. Red-bellied Woodpecker (I think).
4. Egret, first I've posted here.
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A White Ibis searching.

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I know I didn't have to travel ✈️ all the way south for a Red-bellied Woodpecker, but this guy is awfully cute. ❤️

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Two ibis on a boardwalk railing in a cypress swamp

The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #posted (a bird on a post or fence), alternate is #red ... a pair of ibis on the railing of a boardwalk that goes on for nearly two miles at Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.

#photography #nature #birding #ibis #floridabirds #corkscrewswamp #esstcoastkin

Corkscrew Swamp (Part 2) With the humidity and heat in the swamp in February, there is no doubt that I would NOT visit in the summer to see the ghost orchid bloom. Especially since the orchids are high up in the trees.

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Corkscrew Swamp (Part 2) With the humidity and heat in the swamp in February, there is no doubt that I would NOT visit in the summer to see the ghost orchid bloom. Especially since the orchids are high up in the trees.

https://natureisourmedicine.com/f/cypress-swamp-part-2
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Corkscrew Swamp - 01FEB2025 The Audubon Society's Corkscrew Swamp is the oldest stand of cypress trees in the world. A wide variety of birds and plants exist here, including the wood stork and the ghost orchid. The signs are fantastic. They prov...

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Corkscrew Swamp - 01FEB2025 The Audubon Society's Corkscrew Swamp is the oldest stand of cypress trees in the world. A wide variety of birds and plants exist here, including the wood stork and the ghost orchid. The signs are fantastic. They prov...

https://natureisourmedicine.com/f/florida
#insect #bird #florida #audubon #corkscrewswamp #cypress #canon #canonphotography #travel #adventure #journey #rv #rvlife #vanlife #winnebago #winnebagoera #blog

A better version of Swamp hibiscus ...

Along the Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary boardwalk 2025

#fujixt3 #flower #red #florida #corkscrewswamp #audubon

A Great Egret wading in a small slough

Here’s the best picture I got from Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary two days ago, a Great Egret stalking a little side slough. #birds #CorkscrewSwamp #Florida

Red shoulders hawk #raptor #birdofprey #corkscrewswamp

Anhinga, aka snake bird, swims under water with his neck and head out!
Florida
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