With a Guest appearance from Mars Lake
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Snowy Egret
Snowy Egret
Fondly called, “Golden Slippers”, can you guess why?
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Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
The two ducklings are left of the parent. At hatching, they are covered in soft, black-and-yellow downy feathers and can walk, swim, and feed themselves almost immediately.
Wood duck
Wood duck with her ducklings
Wood duck
Wood duck with her ducklings
Wood duck
Wood duck with her ducklings
White water lily (Nymphaea)
White water lily (Nymphaea)
White water lily (Nymphaea)
Anhinga
Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)
Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)
Food!
Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks
Look closely, between mom & dad, you’ll see junior.
Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks
doing a little cleaning
Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks
Junior to the right of parents
Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks
Parents call the two exploring chicks
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