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| The "swimming in the surf" beach goer Royal tern |
The state of Florida has just over 650 miles of beaches along its shores, so naturally there is a plethora of great places to go beach birding. Most folks tend to take birds on the beach for granted, but not birders, they appreciate the tremendous variety of birds that can be found there.
For today's post I decided to highlight some of my favorite beach birds in a fun parallel to the variety of beach goers I also observe here in central Florida. Here are a few of my favorites...
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| The beach goer that makes a grand entrance Great Blue Heron |
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| The "graceful yoga posing" beach goer Royal Tern |
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| The "good steward" beach goer that picks up all the trash Laughing Gull |
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| The beach goer that enjoys fishing in the surf Reddish Egret |
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| The rambunctious beach going siblings that love to chase one another Laughing Gulls |
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| The "make a quick fly-by to check the surf " beach goer Osprey |
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| The "I'm resting, please do not disturb me" beach goer Brown pelican |
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| The "sunrise observing" beach goer Willet |
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| The "speed walking" beach goer Ring-billed Gull |
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| The "hanging with group" beach goers Royal terns |
~ Do arrive early or late as the birds are most active at sunrise and sunset
~Don't feed the birds! Not only is unhealthy for birds to consume human food, it can also lead to aggression and dependency on humans
~Do report your sightings to ebird
~Don't allow children to chase the birds, you can only the imagine the energy these birds expend while trying to rest
~Do take all your trash with you. Curious birds may try to consume dangerous items, while other birds may be injured by items left behind
Tammy Karr
www.iheartfloridabirds.blogspot.com
Great captures! The Great Blue Heron is my favourite! Have a nice day.
ReplyDeleteI love birding at the beach! Fun, wonderful post filled with outstanding photographs! I smiled scrolling all the way through. The Royal Tern "yoga posing" image is a work of art. Fabulous post, Tammy!
ReplyDeleteFun post Tammy. I can totally see the human equivalents to your birds. Great tips too!
ReplyDeleteMaravillosas fotos de aves en la playa.Saludos
ReplyDeleteLove this theme Tammy, and lovely shots too. Your Florida beaches seem to have all the types. I think they might demand a visit next year...
ReplyDeleteThe photos are terrific, Tammy, and the captions made me smile. The birds look so cool - I wished I could join them in the water!
ReplyDeletewow - some fabulous photos here! Great captures; looks like you two get out and about and enjoy nature's bounty in its abundance; well done!
ReplyDeleteDelightful post, Tammy!! I thoroughly enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteLove the Pelican image Tammy, nicely done!
ReplyDeleteTammy, what a creative post! I love all the pictures! You did a great job and made me smile as well! I need to get to the beach!
ReplyDeleteWow, if that's just a taste of those 650 miles - what a special environment that is!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much kind comments!
ReplyDeleteI love this post Tammy and I wish I could walk right into many of the wonderful images and get into the water. It is supposed to be 103 degrees here today and I know that water would feel awesome.
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