A Snowy Owl at Jones Beach:
Jones Beach's water tower:
More views from Jones Beach:
Manhattan skyline from Jamaica Wildlife Refuge:
Island Beach in the winter:
Harlequin Ducks at Barnegat Light:
Flight of the Brant geese in Bayonne:
Always graceful, the Great Egret:
... and its reflection:
Tree Swallows:
A Bald Eagle being mobbed by a crow, while sitting on an osprey nest in the winter:
A different Bald Eagle, with an interesting catch for lunch:
Another winter osprey nest, another raptor: a Peregrine Falcon, in front of Atlantic City:
... and Snow Geese:
Another Great Egret in NJ Meadowlands:
Doesn't it look like these ducks are conducting? A Harlequin Duck:
An American Wigeon:
Did you know groundhogs can climb trees?
Swamp Sparrow:
Someone had fun on a birding trail:
The Peregrine Falcon is still there:
A Key West welcome sign:
And just as advertised, they are all over Key West:
They are descendants of long-ago escapees.
While they started as escaped domestic chickens, they slowly reverted to their wildlife form, known as Red Junglefowl.
If ever wanted to know what the inside of a rooster mouth looks like... now you do.
Another funky denizen of Florida (and many other places) is Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron.
Among many other domestic birds that escaped captivity and colonized Florida is Muscovy Ducks.
Here is one with her entire family.
Sharp-clawed cuteness.
One of Florida specialties: Mangrove Cuckoo:
And a good find anywhere, especially in a palm tree hole - Eastern Screech Owl:
Some more cool inhabitants of the sunshine state:
And another Key West Sunset:
