Home » Posts tagged 'birds'

• 

  Photos of White Ibis at Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park Beach

  July 5, 2016 at 2:42 PM / ACTIVITIES, Beaches, Delnor-Wiggins Pass, FEATURED VIDEOS, Florida State Parks, Nature & Eco

  White ibises are a common site at the beaches of Southwest Florida. These 2 ibises were photographed by Robb Stan, on the shore of Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park in Naples, FL. The white ibis is one of the most numerous wading birds in Florida, and common elsewhere in the southeast. Highly sociable at all seasons, roosting and feeding in flocks, nesting in large colonies. When groups wade through shallows, probing with their long bills, other wading birds such as egrets […]

  Continue reading »

• 

  Tricolored Heron Chicks at the Naples Zoo

  May 1, 2015 at 12:16 PM / Naples Zoo, Nature & Eco, NOW & THEN, Wildlife Preserves

  A medium-sized, slender heron of the southeastern United States, the Tricolored Heron was formerly known as the Louisiana Heron. For years, herons, egrets, ibis, anhingas, and other birds have nested at Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens – drawn by the natural protection against tree-climbing predators provided by the giant reptiles of Alligator Bay. This rookery is active in the spring and early summer. Over half a dozen species nest around the bay with an average of around 80 nests. See […]

  Continue reading »

• 

  Bird Rookery at the Naples Zoo

  April 12, 2014 at 10:30 AM / ACTIVITIES, Naples Zoo, Nature & Eco

  For years, herons, egrets, ibis, anhingas, and other birds have nested at Naples Zoo – drawn by the natural protection against tree-climbing predators provided by the giant reptiles of Alligator Bay. This rookery is active in the spring and early summer. Over half a dozen species nest around the bay with an average of around 80 nests. Save up to $3 per person when you buy your admission tickets online. To learn more about the Naples Zoo, visit: www.napleszoo.org  

  Continue reading »

•