Pictures: Birds of Fish Hawk Creek Preserve South

Over Memorial Day weekend, I visited the Fish Hawk Creek Preserve South in Hillsborough County, hoping to get some pictures of Eastern Bluebirds that had been seen there.

Not only was I able to photograph them, but also several other different birds – include two that were new-to-me.

Eastern BluebirdA male Eastern Bluebird is watching the scene at Fish Hawk Creek Preserve South in Hillsborough County in May 2023.

Eastern BluebirdThough cute and colorful, this male Eastern Bluebird appears to be striking a "don't mess with me" pose A male Eastern Bluebird sits on a fence post at Fish Hawk Creek Preserve South in Hillsborough County in May 2023.

Eastern BluebirdA male Eastern Bluebird sits on a fence post at Fish Hawk Creek Preserve South in Hillsborough County in May 2023.

Eastern BluebirdA female Eastern Bluebird snacks on a cricket at Fish Hawk Creek Preserve South in Hillsborough County in May 2023.

Eastern MeadowlarkA male Eastern Bluebird catches a cricket at Fish Hawk Creek Preserve South in Hillsborough County in May 2023.

Eastern BluebirdA female Eastern Bluebird snacks on a grasshopper at Fish Hawk Creek Preserve South in Hillsborough County on Memorial Day, May 29, 2023.

White-eyed VireoA tiny White-eyed Vireo tries to hide out in the branches of a small tree at Fish Hawk Creek Preserve South in Hillsborough County on Memorial Day, May 29, 2023.

White-eyed VireoA White-eyed Vireo, a great little song bird, perches in the branches of a small tree at Fish Hawk Creek Preserve South in Hillsborough County on Memorial Day, May 29, 2023.

Red-headed WoodpeckerA Red-headed Woodpecker perches up high in a dead tree at Fish Hawk Creek Preserve South in Hillsborough County on Memorial Day, May 29, 2023.

Red-headed WoodpeckerA Red-headed Woodpecker looks down from a tree at Fish Hawk Creek Preserve South in Hillsborough County on Memorial Day, May 29, 2023.

Tufted TitmouseA little Tufted Titmouse grabs a meal at Fish Hawk Creek Preserve South in Hillsborough County in May 2023.

Tufted TitmouseA little Tufted Titmouse grabs a meal at Fish Hawk Creek Preserve South in Hillsborough County in May 2023.

Carolina WrenHard to spot in the shadows of the forest, a little Caroline Wren is seen at Fish Hawk Creek Preserve South in Hillsborough County in May 2023.

Red-Bellied WoodpeckerA Red-bellied Woodpecker shows off its spiky hairdo at Fish Hawk Creek Preserve South in Hillsborough County in May 2023.

Red-headed WoodpeckerA Red-headed Woodpecker looks over Fish Hawk Creek Preserve South in Hillsborough County in May 2023 from its high perch.

Red-headed WoodpeckerA Red-headed Woodpecker lands in Slash Pine Tree at Fish Hawk Creek Preserve South in Hillsborough County in May 2023.

Red-Bellied WoodpeckerA Red-bellied Woodpecker climbs up a Slash Pine Tree at Fish Hawk Creek Preserve South in Hillsborough County in May 2023.

Eastern Bluebird

Eastern BluebirdA male and female Eastern Bluebird take a lunch break with crickets at Fish Hawk Creek Preserve South in Hillsborough County in May 2023.