A female Anhinga reaches back to preen her wet feathers after fishing in our Dunedin, Florida pond. #birds #anhinga #snakebird #waterbirds #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography

Close up of a male Pileated Woodpecker in our Dunedin, Florida backyard. #birds #woodpecker #pileatedwoodpecker #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography

A female Anhinga does some preening while her wings are drying on a branch over our Dunedin, Florida pond. #birds #anhinga #snakebird #waterbirds #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography

A Wood Stork shakes his huge feathery wings after bathing on the shoreline of our Dunedin, Florida pond. #birds #woodstork #stork #wadingbirds #birdsofflorida #DunedinFlorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography

A Tricolored Heron hunts for fish in the shallow water along the shore of Lake Suemar in Hammock Park, Dunedin, Florida. #birds #herons #tricoloredheron #wadingbirds #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography

A River Otter in Hammock Park, Dunedin, Florida...after rolling in sand on the shore...and after catching and eating a fish in Lake Suemar. #animals #otter #RiverOtter #DunedinFlorida #HammockPark #wildlifephotography #naturephotography

A River Otter glides through the spotlight from a rising sun on a creek in Hammock Park, Dunedin, Florida. #animals #otters #riverotter #HammockPark #DunedinFlorida #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #morninglight

The morning sunshine dries her wings and colours them with warmth in Hammock Park, Dunedin, Florida. (Female Anhinga) #birds #anhinga #snakebird #waterbird #HammockPark #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography #morninglight

A River Otter... Ruler of the River... sits on his throne in the morning light...in Hammock Park, Dunedin, Florida. #animals #RiverOtter #otters #wildlifephotography #HammockPark #DunedinFlorida #naturephotography #morninglight

Two of our largest wading bird visitors...a Great Egret & Great Blue Heron...on a dock on the shore of Lake Rhonda in Dunedin, Florida. #birds #wadingbirds #egret #heron #greategret #greatblueheron #DunedinFLorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography

A little Palm Warbler...one of the winter visitors to Hammock Park in Dunedin, Florida. #birds #warblers #palmwarbler #snowbird #HammockPark #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography

A Tricolored Heron stalks the shallow creek along the trail in Hammock Park, Dunedin, Florida. #birds #heron #tricoloredheron #wadingbirds #HammockPark #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography

A tiny Blue-gray Gnatcatcher lands on a slim vine stem in Hammock Park, Dunedin, Florida #birds #bluegraygnatcatcher #HammockPark #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography

A female Anhinga appears to be trying to catch tiny flies that dance in morning light around her as she perches on a branch over Lake Suemar in Hammock Park, Dunedin, Florida. #birds #anhinga #snakebird #HammockPark #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdofbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography

A Pine Warbler in my Dunedin Florida backyard...gave me a great bird butt shot. These birds are winter visitors here. #birds #songbirds #warbler #pinewarbler #birdbutt #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography

A little bird in paradise ...in a Giant Bird of Paradise. (Palm Warbler - Dunedin, Florida) #birds #songbirds #warbler #pinewarbler #giantbirdofparadise #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #snowbird #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography

A Limpkin finds clams in shallow shoreline waters of Lake Suemar in Hammock Park, Dunedin, Florida.Their bill is especially designed to remove the meat from these shells. #birds #limpkin #wadingbirds #HammockPark #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsobbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography

A Tricolored Heron struts through the sparkling water ...fishing for breakfast, as the sun rises over Lake Suemar in Hammock Park, Dunedin, Florida. #birds #heron #tricoloredheron #wadingbirds #HammockPark #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography

A Great Egret takes flight from a tree over Lake Suemar in Hammock Park, Dunedin, Florida. #birds #egret #greategret #wadingbirds #HammockPark #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography

In the morning light, an Osprey lands at the top of a tree over Lake Suemar in Hammock Park, Dunedin, Florida. #birds #osprey #birdsofprey #raptor #HammockPark #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography

Good Friday morning ... It's 60° and ... the sun is shining brightly. I'm on the beautiful Dunedin Causeway here in Florida ... Slowly recovering from all the surgery ...

#dunedinflorida #gulfbeaches

A female Belted Kingfisher rested on a deck railing over our Dunedin, Florida pond where she comes to fish for her lunch. #birds #kingfisher #beltedkingfisher #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography

A little winter visitor to my Dunedin, Florida backyard...this Black & White Warbler has been spending a lot of time here lately. #birds #birdbutt #warbler #blackandwhitewarbler #snowbird #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography #black&white

Mr. Pileated Woodpecker above my Dunedin, Florida yard in a Live Oak tree this morning… #birds #woodpeckers #pileatedwoodpecker #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography

A tiny Carolina Wren perches on a the arm of an outdoor chair in my Dunedin, Florida backyard to take a look around. #birds #carolinawren #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography

A male Pileated Woodpecker gives me a good profile shot as he pauses in a tree over my Dunedin, Florida backyard. #birds #woodpeckers #pileatedwoodpecker #birdsofflorida #DunedinFlorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography

A male Pileated Woodpecker feasts on ripe Virginia Creeper berries that have grown way up to the very top of the large Live Oaks over our Dunedin Florida backyard. #birds #pileatedwoodpecker #woodpecker #virginiacreeper #berries #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography

A Pine Warbler visits a feeder in my Dunedin, Florida backyard...one of our winter visitors that will stick around until Spring. #bird #warblers #pinewarbler #feeder #snowbird #migration #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography

A Yellow-throated Warbler has arrived for his winter vacation in my Dunedin, Florida backyard where he will find lots to eat. #birds #yellowthroatedwarbler #warbler #snowbird #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #migration #naturphotography