Great Blue Heron
Great Egrets, Great Blue Herons, Sandhill Cranes, a Limpkin, a few Wood Storks, and a lot of White Ibis, and Snowy Egrets (not pictured), were all spotted here in The Villages, Florida last month, May, 2017.
We often spot the egrets herons and ibis, but the cranes, wood storks, glossy ibis, and limpkin, are only spotted during certain months of the year (Sandhill Cranes being the most easily seen of this particular group of wading birds). We also get to see Tri-colored Herons and Little Blue Herons on occasion.
These larger wading birds enjoy the many small and medium-sized lakes here in our community where the food is usually abundant. We are recovering from a recent drought so the lakes happily are refilling with recent rains.
Most of these big birds eat aquatic snails, frogs, worms, and small fish. Some of the birds such as Sandhill Cranes also eat grains and seeds. I always enjoy getting out and spotting both songbirds and these big beauties! Please click on the thumbnail image to see the slightly larger version of the picture. Enjoy!
Limpkin
White Pelicans, Great Egret
Wood Storks
White Ibis
Great Egret
Sandhill Crane
Comments on: "The Big Birds of May" (4)
They are some beauties!
Hi Montucky, Yes, I so agree! Beautiful big birds. Have a super good day tomorrow!
You certainly see a lot of great water birds there at The Villages…. Do you have a ‘birding group’ down there? I’ll be there are lots of birders..
Hugs,
Betsy
Hi Betsy, You know, I never looked at whether or not there is a bird club here. I bet there probably is. I think it’s a great idea. Thanks. Yes, we do have a huge number of big birds and in some neighborhoods, there are a lot of the songbirds, too. Have a great day tomorrow!