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Pileated Woodpeckers with a RED CREST

Photos by Lee Smith

We found a pair of Pileated Woodpeckers, (Red Crested Woodpeckers), at Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

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Pileated Woodpecker - 9305-cropped at Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge — Pileated Woodpecker – 9305-cropped

Pileated Woodpecker - 9300 at Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge — Pileated Woodpeckers – Red Crested – 9300

Red Shouldered Hawk – Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

Photo by Lee Smith

I got a story…
I went to photograph an early morning sunrise with my friend Ivan. We traveled to Green Cay only to find that there was a gate and they do not open till sunrise. It was 5:30am and sunrise was at 6:50am. So we left and went to another location – the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. We took many shots along the river and then as the sun came up we began photographing the wildlife. We parked the car in the lot, and began a long trek across the refuge. Looks like they had just pruned and cleaned much of this area and we barely saw any real wildlife, but did get some landscape photos. After walking about an hour and traveling several miles walking with our backpacks, we got back to where the car was parked, only to find two Red Shouldered Hawks perched on a branch making a commotion of a Pine tree. We took many photos of them in the tree before they flew off. I was really put off though, that we walked all over that area – not seeing hardly any wildlife, only to find these two beautiful hawks right by our car!

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Red Shouldered Hawk - 9400 — Red Shouldered Hawk – 9400

Red Shouldered Hawk - 9400-cropped — Red Shouldered Hawk – 9400-cropped

Red Shouldered Hawk - 9266 — Red Shouldered Hawk – 9266

Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida

Photos by Lee Smith
Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida
Great Blue Herons, Alligators, Egrets

Great Blue Heron Couple - 9606 — Great Blue Heron Couple – 9606

Great Blue Heron - 9635 — Great Blue Heron – 9635

Alligator Warming up - 9670 — Alligator Warming up – 9670

Great White Egret - 9675 — Great White Egret – 9675

Flying Great Blue Heron - 9696 — Flying Great Blue Heron – 9696

Great Blue Herons - CourtingGreat Blue Herons - Courting - 9710 — Great Blue Herons – CourtingGreat Blue Herons – Courting – 9710

Great Blue Heron in Flight - 9765 — Great Blue Heron in Flight – 9765

Great Blue Heron - 9607 — Great Blue Heron – 9607

Great Blue Heron Couple - 9608 — Great Blue Heron Couple – 9608

Birds of Prey over South Florida

Photos by lee Smith

I traveled to Western Broward to locate some of my favorite birds to photograph – Birds of Prey. I located the Eagle nest, a Red Shouldered Hawk and a young Osprey. The Eagle was a bit shy and did not offer a real clear shot, but I will visit her again.

America Bald Eagle - South Florida LSMITH_7579 — America Bald Eagle – South Florida – LSMITH_7579

Red Shouldered Hawk - LSMITH_7638 — Red Shouldered Hawk – LSMITH_7638

Red Shouldered Hawk - LSMITH_7651 — Red Shouldered Hawk – LSMITH_7651

Red Shouldered Hawk - LSMITH_7652 — Red Shouldered Hawk – LSMITH_7652

Red Shouldered Hawk - LSMITH_7655 — Red Shouldered Hawk – LSMITH_7655

Osprey - South Florida - LSMITH_7663 — Osprey – South Florida – LSMITH_7663

Osprey - South Florida - LSMITH_7683 — Osprey – South Florida – LSMITH_7683

More Photos of the Zoo Miami

Photos by Lee Smith

A Photo Visit to Zoo Miami

Taken by Lee Smith

I visited the Zoo with my charming wife today. It was a warm September day, so my we decided to rent a Surrey and we had some fun.
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