I started taking pictures of Florida birds on January 1, 2023, and I created this catalog to keep track of the different ones I have been able to photograph.
So far, I have photographed 247 different types of birds – most of them here in Florida, but some in other states or other countries.
They’re listed below alphabetically, from A to Z, and the photos of these birds also in alphabetical order. I have tried to be as accurate as possible when identifying these birds, but I could be mistaken. If you see an error, please let me know.
Last updated with Eastern Screech Own, Eastern Screech Owl (Red Morph) on May 4, 2025; Black Catbird, Caribbean Elaenia, Great Kiskadee, Great-tailed Grackle, Hooded Oriole, Ruddy Ground Dove, Tropical Mockingbird and Yucatan Woodpecker on Feb. 16, 2025; Great Black-backed Gull on Jan. 28, 2025; Whooping Crane on Dec. 31, 2024.
Pictures of all of these birds below the list
American Avocet
American Bittern
American Coot
American Crow
American Flamingo
American Goldfinch
American Kestrel
American Oystercatcher
American Redstart
American Robin
American White Pelican
American Wigeon
Anhinga
Anna’s Hummingbird
Australian Black Swan
Bald Eagle
Baltimore Oriole
Bananaquit
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Barred Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Black Catbird
Black Skimmer
Black Tern
Black Vulture
Black-and-white Warbler
Black-bellied Plover
Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Black-crowned Night Heron
Black-headed Gull
Black-necked Stilt
Black-necked Swan
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blue Grosbeak
Blue Jay
Blue Tit
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Blue-winged Teal
Boat-tailed Grackle
Bonaparte’s Gull
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Brown Pelican
Brown Thrasher
Bufflehead
Canada Goose
Cape May Warbler
Caribbean Dove
Caribbean Elaenia
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Wren
Carrion Crow
Caspian Tern
Cedar Waxwing
Chaffinch
Chinese Goose
Coal Tit
Common Gallinule
Common Grackle
Common Ground Dove
Common Merganser
Common Nighthawk
Common Wood Pigeon
Common Yellowthroat
Cooper’s Hawk
Crested Caracara
Domestic Goose
Double-crested Cormorant
Downey Woodpecker
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Screech Owl
Eastern Screech Owl (Red Morph)
Eastern Towhee
Egyptian Goose
Eurasian Blackbird
Eurasian Collard Dove
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Jackdaw
Eurasian Magpie
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Wren
European Goldfinch
European Robin
European Starling
Fish Crow
Florida Scrub Jay
Foster’s Tern
Fulvous Whistling Duck
Gadwall Duck
Glossy Ibis
Gray Catbird
Gray Kingbird
Gray Wagtail
Gray-headed Swamphen
Great Black-backed Gull
Great Blue Heron
Great Cormorant
Great Crested Flycatcher
Great Crested Grebe
Great Egret
Great Horned Owl
Great Kiskadee
Great-tailed Grackle
Great Tit
Great White Heron
Greater Yellowlegs
Green Fiinch
Green Heron
Green-winged Teal
Grey Heron
Greylag Goose
Hermit Thrush
Herring Gull
Hooded Merganser
Hooded Oriole
House Finch
House Sparrow
House Wren
Indigo Bunting
Killdeer
Laughing Gull
Least Bittern
Least Flycatcher
Least Sandpiper
Least Tern
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Lesser Scaup
Lesser Yellowlegs
Limpkin
Little Blue Heron
Loggerhead Shrike
Long-billed Dowitcher
Magnificent Frigatebird
Mallard
Marsh Wren
Merlin
Mottled Duck
Mourning Dove
Muscovy Duck
Nanday Parakeet
Northern Bobwhite
Northern Cardinal
Northern Flicker
Northern Harrier
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Parula
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Osprey
Osprey (Bahamas)
Ovenbird
Painted Bunting
Palm Warbler
Peafowl
Peregrine Falcon
Pie-billed Grebe
Pileated Woodpecker
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Purple Gallinule
Purple Martin
Raven
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-eyed Vireo
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red Junglefowl
Red-legged Thrush
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-winged Blackbird
Reddish Egret
Reddish Egret (white morph)
Redhead
Ring-billed Gull
Ring-necked Duck
Rock Pigeon
Rock Wren
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Roseate Spoonbill
Roseate Tern
Royal Mute Swan
Royal Tern
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruddy Duck
Ruddy Ground Dove
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Sandhill Crane
Savannah Sparrow
Say’s Phoebe
Sedge Wren
Semi-palmated Plover
Snow Bunting
Snowy Egret
Snowy Plover
Solitary Sandpiper
Song Sparrow
Stork
Swainson’s Thrush
Swallow-tailed Kite
Swamp Sparrow
Tennessee Warbler
Tree Swallow
Tricolored Heron
Tropical Mockingbird
Trumpeter Swan
Tufted Duck
Tufted Titmouse
Turkey Vulture
Verdin
Vermilion flycatcher
Western Cattle Egret
Western Grebe
White Ibis
White Pekin
White-breaster Nuthatch
White-crowned Pigeon
White-crowned Sparrow
White-eyed Vireo
Whooper Swan
Whooping Crane
Wild Turkey
Willet
Wilson’s Plover
Wilson’s Snipe
Wilson’s Warbler
Wood Duck
Wood Stork
Worm-eating Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Vireo
Yellow-Throated Warbler
Yucatan Woodpecker
Zenaida Dove
American Avocet
American Avocets, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, March 2024.American Avocets, Black Point Wildlife Drive on Merritt Island, February 2025.American Avocets, Black Point Wildlife Drive on Merritt Island, February 2025.
American Bittern
American Bittern, Orlando Wetlands, October 2024.American Bittern, Black Point Wildlife Drive on Merritt Island, December 2023.
American Coot
An American Coot swims along at Orlando Wetlands in March 2023.American Coots at Orlando Wetlands Park.
American Crow
American Crow, Lake Junaluska, N.C., December 2023.
American Flamingo
American Flamingos, Indian River, April 2025.American Flamingos, Indian River at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, March 2025.American Flamingo, Indian River at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, March 2025.American Flamingos, Indian River Lagoon, December 2023.
American Goldfinch
American Goldfinch, my backyard, March 2024.American Goldfinch, my backyard, March 2024.A pair of American Goldfinches visit my backyard in March 2023.
American Kestrel
American Kestrel, Orlando Wetlands, February 2024.American Kestrel, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, January 2024.
American Oystercatcher
An American Oystercatcher looks for food in a lagoon at Fort DeSoto Park’s North Beach in May 2023.An American Oystercatcher mom, named AE, looks for food for two of her three chicks, who wait impatiently nearby, at Fort DeSoto Park’s North Beach in May 2023.
American Redstart
Male American Redstart, UCF Arboretum, May 2024.A female American Redstart visits the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in October 2023.
American Robin
American Robin, Orlando Wetlands, December 2024.American Robin, Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, January 2024.This American Robin at the UCF Arboretum in November 2023 may be a juvenile or leucistic.
American White Pelican
A pod of American White Pelicans descends to a pond along Scrub Ridge Trail at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
American Wigeon
American Wigeon duck, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, January 2024.American Wigeon duck, Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, February 2024.
Anhinga
An Anhinga helps the staff at the Orlando Wetlands with measurement in August 2023.An Anhinga is having a bad hair day as it dries out in the sun after a swim at the Orlando Wetlands Park.
Anna’s Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird, Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve outside Las Vegas, February 2024.Anna’s Hummingbird, Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve outside Las Vegas, February 2024.Anna’s Hummingbird, Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve outside Las Vegas, February 2024.
Australian Black Swan
An Australian Black Swan poses next to Lake Eola in downtown Orlando in June 2023.
Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle, Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, February 2024.Bald Eagle, Lake Davis in downtown Orlando, December 2023.
Baltimore Oriole, Mead Garden in Winter Park, April 2024.Baltimore Oriole, Mead Garden in Winter Park, April 2024.
Bananaquit
A Bananaquit looks for some berries in a tree at Coco Cay in the Bahamas in August 2023.A juvenile Bananaquit hides in the bushes on Coco Cay in the Bahamas in May 2023.
Bank Swallow
Bank Swallow, Hyde Park in London, June 2024
Barn Swallow
Barn Swallow, Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, July 2024.Barn Swallow, Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, June 2024.Barn Swallows, Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, June 2024.
Barred Owl
A Barred Owl at Orlando Wetlands Park in May 2023.Barred Owl owlets, Orlando Wetlands, April 2024.
Male Black-and-white Warbler, my backyard, November 2023.Female Black-and-white Warbler, Ferndale Preserve in Lake County, September 2024.Male Black-and-white Warbler, outside my house, April 2023.
A Black-bellied Plover stands guard in the water at North Beach at Fort DeSoto Park in May 2023.
Black-Bellied Whistling Duck
A group of Black-Bellied Whistling-Ducks flies around Orlando Wetlands Park./Black-bellied Whistling Duck parents with 16 (!) of their ducklings at Orlando Wetlands in August 2023.
Black Catbird
Black Catbird, Cozumel, Mexico, February 2025.
Black-Crowned Night-Heron
This is the first adult Black-Crowned Nigh-Heron I have seen at the Orlando Wetlands in months. I love the red eyes. Taken October 2023.A Black-Crowned Night-Heron flies over Orlando Wetlands Park in May 2023.
Black-headed Gull
Black-headed Gull, Richmond area of London on River Thames, May 2024.Black-headed Gull, Richmond area of London on River Thames, May 2024.
Black-necked Stilt
Black-necked Stilts, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, March 2024.A Black-Necked Stilt fishes around for something to eat in a pond at Orlando Wetlands Park.
Black-necked Swan
A Black-necked Swan, easy to identify because of its black neck, swims in Lake Eola in downtown Orlando in June 2023.
Black Skimmer
Black Skimmer, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, February 2025.Black Skimmer almost scooping up an aligator, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, February 2025.Black Skimmer, Black Point Wildlife Drive on Merritt Island, February 2024.
Black Tern
A Black Tern visits Orlando Wetlands in September 2023.A Black Tern flies over Orlando Wetlands in September 2023.
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler, Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden, October 2024.Black-throated Blue Warbler, Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden, October 2024.
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler, Fort Zachary Taylor State Park in Key West, October 2024.Black-throated Green Warbler, Fort Zachary Taylor State Park in Key West, October 2024.Black-throated Green Warbler, Fort Zachary Taylor State Park in Key West, October 2024.
Black Vulture
A Black Vulture at Orlando Wetlands in August 2023 seems to be asking, “Hey, who are you looking at?”A Blue Vulture looks for its next meal at Orlando Wetlands Park.
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
Male Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Orlando Wetlands, March 2024.Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, Orlando Wetlands, November 2023.
Blue Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak, Orlando Wetlands, April 2023.Female Blue Grosbeak, Orlando Wetlands, October 2023.
Blue Jay
Blue Jay, Lake Davis in Orlando, July 2024.Blue Jay, my backyard, January 2024.
Blue Tit
Blue Tit, Water of Leith Walkway in Edinburgh, Scotland, May 2024.Blue Tit, Water of Leith Walkway in Edinburgh, Scotland, May 2024.
Blue-Winged Teal
A Blue-Winged Teal duck, photographed at Orlando Wetlands Park.Blue-winged Teal, Orlando Wetlands Park, February 2023.
Boat-Tailed Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle, Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, January 2024.Boat-tailed Grackle, Black Point Wildlife Drive on Merritt Island, December 2023.
Bonaparte’s Gull
Bonaparte’s Gull, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, January 2024. A new-to-me bird.
Brown-headed Cowbird
Male Brown-headed Cowbirds, Mead Botanical Garden in Winter Park, December 2024.
Brown-headed Nuthatch
A Brown-headed Nuthatch hangs upside down from a pine tree at the UCF Arboretum in June 2023.
Brown Pelican
A Brown Pelican soars over North Beach at Fort DeSoto Park in May 2023.
Brown Thrasher
A Brown Thrasher lands in a fig tree in my backyard in March 2023.
Bufflehead
Bufflehead, Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve outside Las Vegas, February 2024.Bufflehead, Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve outside Las Vegas, February 2024.
Canada Goose
Canada Goose, Lake Junaluska, N.C., December 2023.Canada Geese, Lake Junaluska, N.C., December 2023.
Cape May Warbler
Male Cape May Warbler, Fort DeSoto State Park, April 2025.Male Cape May Warbler, Fort Zachary Taylor State Park in Key West, October 2024.Female Cape May Warbler, Fort DeSoto State Park, April 2025.
Caribbean Dove
Caribbean Dove, The Retreat Garden in Nassau, Bahamas, August 2024.Caribbean Dove, The Retreat Garden in Nassau, Bahamas, August 2024.
Caribbean Elaenia
Caribbean Elaenia, Cozumel, Mexico, February 2025.
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Chickadee, Lake Junaluska, N.C., December 2023.Carolina Chickadee, Lake Junaluska, N.C., December 2023.
Carolina Wren
Carolina Wren, my backyard, June 2024.A Carolina Wren greets the new day with a song just after sunrise at UCF Arboretum in June 2023.
Carrion Crow
Carrion Crow, Hyde Park in London, June 2024.Carrion Crow, Royal Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh, Scotland, May 2024.
Caspian Tern
A Caspian Tern soars over a pond at the Orlando Wetlands in November 2023. AllAboutBirds.org says, “During migration, Caspian Terns frequent just about any large freshwater body or river inland where they can forage and rest.”A pair of Caspian Terns explore the Orlando Wetlands in November 2023.
Cedar Waxwing
One member of a flock of Cedar Waxwings that visited my home in March 2023.A flock of Cedar Waxwings visit a tree in my front yard in March 2023.
Chaffinch
Male Chaffinch, Scottish Highlands, May 2024.Female Chaffinch, Scottish Highlands, May 2024.Male Chaffinch, Royal Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh, Scotland, May 2024.
Chinese Goose
Some Chinese Geese swim in a lake in a downtown Orlando neighborhood in May 2023. They can be very aggressive toward people walking around the lake.
Coal Tit
Coal Tit, Scottish Highlands, May 2024.
Common Gallinule
Common Gallinule, Orlando Wetlands, February 2025.A Common Gallinule walks near a pond at the Orlando Wetlands in June 2023.
Common Grackle
Common Grackle, my backyard, January 2024.A Common Grackle rummages around in the grass at Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando and gets chewing gum stuck on its head in June 2023.
Common Ground Dove
A Common Ground Dove shows off its wings to chase away a squirrel in my backyard in October 2023.A Common Ground Drove walks along a trail after a storm at Orlando Wetlands Park in April 2023.
Common Merganser
Common Merganser, Water of Leith Walkway in Edinburgh, Scotland, May 2024.Common Merganser, Water of Leith Walkway in Edinburgh, Scotland, May 2024.
Common Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk, Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area in Osceola County, July 2024.Common Nighthawk, Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area in Osceola County, July 2024.
Common Wood Pigeon
Common Wood Pigeon, Hyde Park in London, June 2024.Common Wood Pigeon, Amsterdam in Netherlands, May 2024.Common Wood Pigeon, Edinburgh in Scotland, May 2024.
Common Yellowthroat
A colorful male Common Yellowthroat jumps around in brush next to the Cypress Boardwalk at Orlando Wetlands in October 2023.A female Common Yellowthroat checks out the scene along Black Point Wildlife Drive on Merritt Island in October 2023.
Cooper’s Hawk
Juvenile Cooper’s Hawk, South Orlando, July 2024.Juvenile Cooper’s Hawk, South Orlando, July 2024.
Crested Caracara
Crested Caracara, Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, January 2024.Crested Caracara, Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, January 2024.
Domestic Goose
A white Domestic Goose walks along the pathway at Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando in June 2023.
Double-Crested Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant, Merritt Island National Wildlife, Refuge, December 2023.A Double-Crested Cormorant checks out the scene at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive in August 2023.
Downy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker, my backyard, February 2024.A young Downy Woodpecker needs to clean its beak after having breakfast in a pine tree at the UCF Arboretum in June 2023.
Eastern Bluebird
A male Eastern Bluebird is watching the area at Fish Hawk Creek Preserve South in Hillsborough County in May 2023.
Eastern Kingbird, Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, June 2024.An Eastern Kingbird takes a break atop a trail sign at the Orlando Wetlands in October 2023.
Eastern Meadowlark
Eastern Meadowlark, Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, January 2024.Eastern Meadowlark, Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, January 2024.
Eastern Phoebe
A little Eastern Phoebe sings its distinctive song at Orlando Wetlands in November 2023.A Eastern Phoebe stretches its wings along the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive in October 2023.
Eastern Screech Owl
Eastern Screech Owl, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, May 2025.
Eastern Screech Owl (Red Morph)
Eastern Screech Owl (Red Morph), Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, May 2025.Eastern Screech Owl (Red Morph), Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, May 2025.
Eastern Towhee
For a little bird, the Eastern Towhee can make a lot of noise and its flits around the ground feeding, like this one at the UCF Arboretum in July 2023.A male Eastern Towhee on Scrub Ridge Trail at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in March 2023.
Egyptian Goose
An Egyptian Goose prowls around the grassy area next to Lake Eola in downtown Orlando in June 2023.A group of An Egyptian Geese walk along the shore of Lake Eola in downtown Orlando in June 2023.
Eurasian Black Bird
Eurasian Blackbird, Greyfriers Kirkyard in Edinburgh, Scotland, May 2024.Eurasian Blackbird, Greyfriers Kirkyard in Edinburgh, Scotland, May 2024.Eurasian Blackbird, Hyde Park in London, June 2024.
Eurasian Collared Dove
Eurasian Collard Dove, St. Augustine Alligator Farm rookery, April 2025.Eurasian Collared Dove, Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, January 2024.
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Coot, Amsterdam in Netherlands, May 2024.
Eurasian Jackdaw
Eurasian Jackdaw, Amsterdam’s Vondelpark in Netherlands, May 2024.Eurasian Jackdaw, Amsterdam’s Vondelpark in Netherlands, May 2024.Eurasian Jackdaw, Amsterdam’s Vondelpark in Netherlands, May 2024.
Eurasian Magpie
Eurasian Magpie, Amsterdam’s Vondelpark in Netherlands, May 2024.Eurasian Magpie, Amsterdam’s Vondelpark in Netherlands, May 2024.Eurasian Magpie, Hyde Park in London, June 2024.
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Moorhen, Royal Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh, Scotland, May 2024.Eurasian Moorhen, Royal Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh, Scotland, May 2024.
Eurasian Wren
Eurasian Wren, Hyde Park in London, June 2024.Eurasian Wren, Hyde Park in London, June 2024.Eurasian Wren, Hyde Park in London, June 2024.
European Starling
A European Starling walks around in the grass at Orlando Wetlands Park.A European Starling peeks out of a home carved into a palm by a woodpecker at Orlando Wetlands Park.
Fish Crow
Fish Crow, Lake Davis in Orlando, July 2024.Fish Crow, Lake Davis in Orlando, July 2024.
Florida Scrub-Jay
Florida Scrub-Jay, Helen and Allan Cruickshank Sanctuary in Brevard County, July 2024.
Forster’s Tern, Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, February 2024.Forster’s Tern, Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, February 2024.
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
A Fulvous Whistling-Duck rests in a pond on the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive in May 2023.
Gadwall Duck
Female Gadwall Duck, Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, December 2024.Male Gadwall Duck, Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, December 2024.
Glossy Ibis
This Glossy Ibis transforms its body into a heart shape while it preens along Black Point Wildlife Drive on Merritt Island in September 2023.This Glossy Ibis shows off its impressive colors in the mid-morning sunlight at Orlando Wetlands in July 2023.
Gray Catbird
Gray Catbird, Orlando Wetlands, March 2024.Gray Catbird, Mead Garden in Winter Park, April 2024.
Gray-headed Swamphen
Gray-headed Swamphen, Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, September 2024.Gray-headed Swamphen, Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, December 2023
Gray Kingbird
A Gray Kingbird sits on a fence on the island of St. Kitts in the Caribbean in May 2023.
Gray Wagtail
Gray Wagtail, Richmond area of London on River Thames, May 2024.Gray Wagtail, Richmond area of London on River Thames, May 2024.
Great Black-backed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull, St. Augustine Inlet, January 2025.
Great Blue Heron
A Great Blue Heron strikes a sinister pose at the Orlando Wetlands park.A Great Blue Heron grabs a large banded water snake for a meal at the Orlando Wetlands in April 2023.
Great Cormorant
Great Cormorant, IJpromenade in Amsterdam, May 2024.Great Cormorant, IJpromenade in Amsterdam, May 2024.
Great Crested Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher, Mead Garden in Winter Park, April 2024.A Great Crested Flycatcher rests on a tree at the UCF Arboretum in June 2023.A Great Crested Flycatcher takes fight while its mate stays behind at the UCF Arboretum in June 2023.
Great Crested Grebe
Great Crested Grebe, Hyde Park in London, June 2024.Juvenile Great Crested Grebe, Hyde Park in London, June 2024.Great Crested Grebe, Hyde Park in London, June 2024.
Great Egret
A frog tries to escape from a Great Egret at Orlando Wetlands Park by using a little extra pee-power in April 2023.Great Egret chicks and parent, Orlando Wetlands, April 2024.
Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl mom and owlet, Osceola County, February 2024.Great Horned Owl mom and owlet, Osceola County, February 2024.Great Horned Owlet, Osceola County, February 2024.
Great Kiskadee
Great Kiskadee, Cozumel, Mexico, February 2025.Great Kiskadee, Cozumel, Mexico, February 2025.
Great-tailed Grackle
Great-tailed Grackle, Cozumel, Mexico, February 2025.
Great Tit
Great Tit, Hyde Park in London, June 2024.Great Tit, Hyde Park in London, June 2024.Great Tit with baby, Hyde Park in London, June 2024.
Great White Heron
Great White Heron, near Marvin Key in the Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge, October 2024.Great White Heron, near Marvin Key in the Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge, October 2024.Great White Heron, near Marvin Key in the Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge, October 2024.
Greater Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, December 2023.Greater Yellowlegs, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, February 2024.
Green Finch
Green Finch, Royal Botanical Garden in Edinburgh, Scotland, May 2024.Green Finch, Royal Botanical Garden in Edinburgh, Scotland, May 2024.Green Finch, Royal Botanical Garden in Edinburgh, Scotland, May 2024.
Green Heron
Green Heron, Orlando Wetlands, July 2024.A little Green Heron snacks on a fish it caught at Orlando Wetlands Park.
Green-winged Teal ducks, Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve outside Las Vegas, February 2024.Green-winged Teal ducks, Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve outside Las Vegas, February 2024.
Grey Heron
Grey Heron, Hyde Park in London, May 2024.Grey Heron, Royal Botanical Garden in Edinburgh, Scotland, May 2024.
Greylag Goose
Greylag Goose, Amsterdam’s Vondelpark in Netherlands, May 2024.Greylag Geese, Amsterdam’s Vondelpark in Netherlands, May 2024.
Hermit Thrush
A hermit Thrush basks in post-sunrise light at Mead Gardens in Winter Park in October 2023.
Hooded Merganser
Male Hooded Merganser, Oviedo, December 2024.Male Hooded Merganser, Oviedo, December 2024.A female Hooded Merganser returns to Central Florida for the winter, making a temporary home at a pond in Oviedo in November 2023.
Hooded Oriole
Female Hooded Oriole, Costa Maya, Mexico, February 2025.Male Hooded Oriole, Costa Maya, Mexico, February 2025.
House Finch
House Finch, Lake Junaluska, N.C., December 2023.A pair of House Finches, female at the top and male at the bottom, take break in a pine tree at the UCF Arboretum in June 2023.
House Sparrow
This House Sparrow is 6-inches and was introduced from Europe to Central Park in NYC in the 1850s. This one was seen, in of all places, on the roof of a Dunkin Donuts near my home.
House Wren
House Wren, Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, December 2023.A House Wren looks over the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive in October 2023. House Wrens can be found across the Western Hemisphere.
Indigo Bunting
Indigo Bunting, Orlando Wetlands, April 2024.Indigo Bunting, Orlando Wetlands, April 2024.Indigo Bunting, Orlando Wetlands, April 2024.
Killdeer
A Killdeer, which isn’t really a threat to deer. wads in a marsh at the Black Point Wildlife Drive on Merritt Island in July 2023.A Killdeer, such as this one at Black Point Wildlife Drive in Merritt Island, is easy to ID because it’s the only shorebird with two black neck bands.
Laughing Gull
Laughing Gull, Anastasia State Park in St. Augustine, April 2025.
Least Bittern
This male Least Bittern is in hunting mode in a pond next to the Apopka Wildlife Drive in July 2023.A Least Bittern hides out among the reeds at Orlando Wetlands Park in April 2023.
Least Flycatcher
A little Least Flycatcher sits at the very top of a tree at the entrance to the Oak and Palm Hamock trails at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in October 2023.
Least Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper, Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, August 2024.
Least Tern
A Least Tern checks out North Beach at Fort DeSoto Park in May 2023.Least Tern, Viera Wetlands, July 2024.
Lesser Black-Backed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Hyde Park in London, June 2024.Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Water of Leith Walkway in Edinburgh, Scotland, May 2024.
Lesser Scaup
Lesser Scaups, Black Point Wildlife Drive on Merritt Island, December 2023.Lesser Scaup, Black Point Wildlife Drive on Merritt Island, March 2023.
Lesser Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs, like this one at Black Point Wildlife Drive on Merritt Island in 2023, return to marshy areas for nesting after spending the summer elsewhere. Lesser Yellowlegs, Black Point Wildlife Drive on Merritt Island, December 2023.
Limpkin
Limpkin, Orlando Wetlands, November 2024.A Limpkin mom with a Limpkin chick in a pond at Orlando Wetlands Park in May 2023.
Little Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron, Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, September 2024.Juvenile Little Blue Heron in morph mode, Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, June 2024.
Loggerhead Shrike, Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands in Viera, August 2024.Loggerhead Shrike, Brownie Wise Park in Kissimmee, September 2024.A pair of Loggerhead Shrikes share a grasshopper on a power line in Osceola County in May 2023.
Long-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, December 2023.
Magnificent Frigatebird
A juvenile Magnificent Frigatebird is seen flying over Fort DeSoto Park in May 2023.
Mallard
Male Mallard, Lake Junaluska, N.C., December 2023.A male Mallard duck sits by a lake in a downtown Orlando neighborhood in May 2023.
Marsh Wren
Marsh Wren, Orlando Wetlands, October 2024.A little Marsh Wren hangs out amid the cattails near a pond at Orlando Wetlands in April 2023.
Merlin
Merlin, Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, February 2024.Merlin, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, October 2024.
Mottled Duck
A momma Mottled Duck and her ducklings paddle around one of the ponds at Orlando Wetlands Park in May 2023.
Mourning Dove
This Mourning Dove appears to be acting coy as it sits in a tree in my backyard in February 2023.
Muscovy Duck
A male Muscovy Duck is seen in a neighborhood pond in east Orange County.A female Muscovy Duck takes a break along the shore of Lake Eola in downtown Orlando in June 2023.
Nanday Parakeet
A Nanday Parakeet, seen at Fort DeSoto Park in May 2023.
Northern Bobwhite
Male Northern Bobwhite, Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, July 2024.Female Northern Bobwhite, Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area in Osceola County, September 2024.
Northern Cardinal
Northern Cardinal, my yard, April 2024.A female Northern Cardinal heads for a birdfeeder in my backyard in September 2023.Juvenile Northern Cardinal, my backyard, June 2024.
Northern Flicker
A pair of male Northern Flickers fight for control of a dead scrub pine tree on the Pine Flatwoods Trail at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.Northern Flicker, Black Point Wildlife Drive on Merritt Island, December 2023.
Northern Harrier
Northern Harrier, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, March 2024.Northern Harrier, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, March 2024.
Northern Mockingbird
This Northern Mocking bird displays its yellow and black eyes and is showing a little attitude at the UCF Arboretum in June 2023.A Northern Mockingbird fledgling peeks out from the branches of a cedar tree in August 2023.
This is a Bahamas subspecies of the Osprey we’re used to seeing in Florida. Spotted at Coco Cay in the Bahamas in May 2023.
Ovenbird
Ovenbird, Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden, October 2024.
Painted Bunting
Male Painted Bunting, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, January 2024.Male Painted Bunting, Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, September 2024.Female Painted Bunting, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, January 2024.
Palm Warbler
Palm Warbler, my backyard, January 2024.A Palm Warbler takes a quick break from darting among branches at the Orlando Wetlands in October 2023.
Peafowl
Peafowl peacock, Magnolia Park in Apopka, June 2024. Peafowl peacock, Magnolia Park in Apopka, June 2024. Peafowl peahen with a chick, Magnolia Park in Apopka, June 2024.Peafowl chick, Magnolia Park in Apopka, June 2024.
Peregrine Falcon
Peregrine Falcon with Common Gallinule for breakfast, Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, November 2024.Peregrine Falcon, Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, November 2024.Peregrine Falcon, Orlando Wetlands, November 2024.
Pie-Billed Grebe
A Pie-Billed Grebe floats along merrily in the water next to the Black Point Wildlife Drive in Merritt Island.
Pilated Woodpecker
This Pileated Woodpecker at the UCF Arboretum in September 2023 doesn’t have a red mustache, so it’s a female, of course.This male Pileated Woodpecker, with its red mustache, checks out the area at the UCF Arboretum in September 2023.
Pine Warbler
Pine Warbler, my backyard, January 2024.Pine Warbler, my backyard, January 2024.
Prairie Warbler
A Prairie Warbler enjoys some breakfast at the Hal Scott Regional Preserve in October 2023.A Prairie Warbler rests on a branch at Hal Scott Regional Preserve in October 2023.A Prairie Warbler looks up toward the sky at the Hal Scott Regional Preserve in October 2023.
Prothonotary Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler, Ferndale Preserve in Lake County, September 2024.Prothonotary Warbler, Volusia County, August 2024. (Heavily cropped)
Purple Gallinule
The early morning light highlights the colors of this Purple Gallinule at the Orlando Wetlands in November 2023.A Purple Gallinule is one of the more colorful birds at Orlando Wetlands Park.A Purple Gallinule mother and newly hatched chick at Orlando Wetlands Park in May 2023.
Purple Martin
Purple Martin, UCF, May 2024.Purple Martin, UCF, May 2024.
Raven
Raven, Grand Canyon West in Arizona, February 2024.Raven, Grand Canyon West in Arizona, February 2024.Raven, Grand Canyon West in Arizona, February 2024.
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
A Reb-bellied Woodpecker uses its long tongue to looks for food under the bark of a Slash Pine Tree at the UCF Arboretum in June 2023.A Red-bellied Woodpecker pays a visit to Fort DeSoto Park in May 2023.
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-breasted Mergansers, Fort DeSoto Park in St. Pete Beach, February 2024.
Reddish Egret (White Morph), near Marvin Key in the Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge, October 2024.Reddish Egret (White Morph), near Marvin Key in the Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge, October 2024.Reddish Egret (White Morph), near Marvin Key in the Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge, October 2024.
Red-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo, Orlando Wetlands, October 2024.Red-eyed Vireo, Hal Scott Regional Preserve, September 2023.
Redhead
Male Redhead ducks, Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve outside Las Vegas, February 2024.Female and male Redhead ducks, Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve outside Las Vegas, February 2024.
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker, Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, May 2024.A Red-headed Woodpecker looks down from a tree at Fish Hawk Creek Preserve South in Hillsborough County on Memorial Day, May 29, 2023.
Red Junglefowl
Red Junglefowl, Key West, October 2024.
Red-legged Thrush
Red-legged Thrush, The Retreat Garden in Nassau, Bahamas, August 2024.Red-legged Thrush, The Retreat Garden in Nassau, Bahamas, August 2024.
Red-Shouldered Hawk
This Red-shouldered Hawk at the Orlando Wetlands in October 2023 seems to be in the fall spirit by blending in well with changing leaves.
Juvenile Roseate Tern, Fort Jefferson at Dry Tortugas National Park, October 2024.Juvenile Roseate Tern, Fort Jefferson at Dry Tortugas National Park, October 2024.
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Male Rose-ringed Parakeet, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, May 2024.Female Rose-ringed Parakeet, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, May 2024.
Royal Mute Swan
A Royal Mute Swan poses next to a lake in downtown Orlando in May 2023.A baby Royal Mute Swan, called a cygnet, rests by a lake in a downtown Orlando neighborhood in May 2023.
Royal Tern
Royal Tern, Playalinda Beach at Canaveral National Seashore, March 2024.A Royal Tern flies over North Beach at Fort DeSoto Park in May 2023.
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Orlando Wetlands, October 2024.A Ruby-crowned Kinglet visits Mead Gardens in Winter Park in October 2023.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Orlando Wetlands, August 2024.Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Orlando Wetlands, July 2024.Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Orlando Wetlands, July 2024.
Ruddy Duck
Male Ruddy Duck, Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve outside Las Vegas, February 2024.Female Ruddy Duck, Lake Junaluska, N.C., December 2023.
Ruddy Ground Dove
Ruddy Ground Dove, Cozumel, Mexico, February 2025.
Ruddy Turnstone
A Ruddy Turnstone is on the prowl at Fort DeSoto Park in May 2023.Ruddy Turnstone, Indian River at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, August 2024.
Sanderling
A Sanderling in breeding colors walks among the foam from the waves at North Beach at Fort DeSoto Park in May 2023.
Sandhill Crane
Sandhill Cranes, Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, February 2024.This family of Sandhill Cranes march along together at the Orlando Wetlands in October 2023. The youngest crane was born at the Wetlands back in March.
Savannah Sparrows, Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, March 2024.A Savannah Sparrow, named for the Georgia town in the 19th Century, visits to the Orlando Wetlands in October 2023.
Say’s Phoebe
Say’s Phoebe, Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve outside Las Vegas, February 2024.Say’s Phoebe, Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve outside Las Vegas, February 2024.
Sedge Wren
Sedge Wren, Orlando Wetlands, October 2024.Sedge Wren, Orlando Wetlands, October 2024.
Semipalmated Plover
A cute Semipalmated Plover walks along the sandy shore at Fort DeSoto Park’s North Beach in May 2023.A Semipalmated Plover walks around North Beach at Fort DeSoto Park in May 2023.
Snow Bunting
Snow Bunting, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, December 2024.Snow Bunting, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, December 2024.Snow Bunting, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, December 2024.
Snowy Egret
A Snowy Egret preens in the early morning light at Fort DeSoto’s North Beach in May 2023.A Snowy Egret shows off its catch from the lake adjacent to the Orlando Wetlands Park Cypress Boardwalk in March 2023.
Snowy Plover
Snowy Plover, Fort DeSoto Park, February 2024.
Solitary Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper, Orlando Wetlands, September 2024.
Song Sparrow
Song Sparrow, Lake Junaluska, N.C., December 2023.Song Sparrow, Lake Junaluska, N.C., December 2023.
Stork
Stork, Amsterdam’s Vondelpark in Netherlands, May 2024.Mother and baby Stork, Amsterdam’s Vondelpark in Netherlands, May 2024.
Swainson’s Thrush
Swainson’s Thrush, Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden, October 2024.Swainson’s Thrush, Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden, October 2024.
Swallow-tailed Kite
Swallow-tailed Kite, Volusia County, August 2024.Swallow-tailed Kite, Orlando Wetlands, April 2024.Swallow-tailed Kite, Orlando Wetlands, April 2024.
Swamp Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow, Orlando Wetlands, October 2024.A Swamp Sparrow pauses for a second on some rushes during a November 2023 morning at the Orlando Wetlands.
Tennessee Warbler
Tennessee Warbler, Fort Zachary Taylor State Park in Key West, October 2024.Tennessee Warbler, Fort Zachary Taylor State Park in Key West, October 2024.
Tree Swallow
Tree Swallow, Orlando Wetlands, December 2024.Tree Swallow, Orlando Wetlands, December 2024.
Tricolored Heron
Tricolored Heron, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, December 2023.Tricolored Heron, Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, July 2024.Adult and juvenile Tricolored Heron, July 2024, Viera Wetlands. Young bird is pestering its parent for a meal.
Tropical Mockingbird
Tropical Mockingbird, Cozumel, Mexico, February 2025.
Trumpeter Swan
A Trumpeter Swan glides along in the water of Lake Eola in downtown Orlando in June 2023.
Tufted Duck
Male Tufted Duck, Hyde Park in London. May 2024.Male and female Tufted Ducks, Hyde Park in London. May 2024.
Tufted Titmouse
Tufted Titmouse, my backyard, February 2025.Tufted Titmouse, my backyard, February 2025.
Turkey Vulture
A Turkey Vulture keeps a watchful eye on the Orlando Wetlands in the morning in July 2023.A Turkey Vulture keeps a watchful eye on the Orlando Wetlands in November 2023.
Verdin
Verdin, Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve outside Las Vegas, February 2024.Verdin, Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve outside Las Vegas, February 2024.
Vermilion Flycatcher
Vermilion Flycatcher, Orlando Wetlands, November 2024.Male Vermilion Flycatcher, Orlando Wetlands, November 2024.
Western Cattle Egret
Western Cattle Egret, Orlando Wetlands, April 2024.A Western Cattle Egret looks majestically into the sun along LAWD in July 2023.
Western Grebe
Western Grebe, Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve outside Las Vegas, February 2024.Western Grebe, Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve outside Las Vegas, February 2024.
White-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch, Lake Junaluska, N.C., December 2023.White-breasted Nuthatch, Lake Junaluska, N.C., December 2023.
White-crowned Pigeon
White-crowned Pigeon, Old Town in Key West, October 2024.White-crowned Pigeon, Old Town in Key West, October 2024.
White-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow, Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve outside Las Vegas, February 2024.White-crowned Sparrow, Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve outside Las Vegas, February 2024.White-crowned Sparrow, Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve outside Las Vegas, February 2024.
White-Eyed Vireo
A 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.A 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 Ibis
A White Ibis stands on guard at the Orlando Wetlands in August 2023.This White Ibis at the Orlando Wetlands has bright blue eyes but also a dirty beak from digging around for food. Taken August 2023.
White Pekin
That’s not the Aflac duck walking around Lake Eola in Orlando in June 2023. It’s a White Pekin duck – the same type used in the TV commercials.
Whooper Swan
A Whooper Swan sits on its nest near the shore of Lake Eola in downtown Orlando in June 2023.
Whooping Crane
Whooping Crane, making a landing in Osceola County, January 2025.Whooping Crane, Osceola County, December 2024.Whooping Crane, Osceola County, December 2024.
Wild Turkey
Wild Turkey, Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, January 2024.A Wild Turkey walks across a pasture near the entrance to Orlando Wetlands Park in May 2023.
Willet
A Willet pokes around below the water looking for a snack at Fort DeSoto Park in May 2023.
Wilson’s Plover
Wilson’s Plover, Fort DeSoto Park, February 2024.A Wilson’s Plover checks out North Beach at Fort DeSoto Park in May 2023. According to AllAboutBirds.org, “Ornithologist George Ord named Wilson’s Plover for his friend, Alexander Wilson, often called ‘the father of American ornithology.'”
Wilson’s Snipe
Wilson’s Snipe, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, February 2025.
Wilson’s Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler, Mead Gardens in Winter Park, October 2023.Wilson’s Warbler, Mead Gardens in Winter Park, October 2023.
Wood Duck
A colorful Wood Duck drake swims in an Orlando lake in October 2023.Wood Ducks, Orlando’s Greenwood Urban Wetlands, December 2023.A pair of male and female Wood Ducks take a swim in an Orlando lake in October 2023.
Wood Stork
A juvenile Wood Stork takes a bath in a pond at Orlando Wetlands Park.A pair of Wood Storks get into a disagreement at Orlando Wetlands Park.
Worm-eating Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler, Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden, October 2024.Worm-eating Warbler, Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden, October 2024.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, November 2024.Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Hal Scott Preserve, December 2023.
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Mead Garden in Winter Park, April 2024.Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Mead Garden in Winter Park, April 2024.
Yellow-Crowned Night Heron
Yellow-crowned Night Heron, St. Augustine Alligator Farm’s rookery, January 2025.Yellow-crowned Night Heron, St. Augustine Alligator Farm’s rookery, January 2025.Juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Eddy Creek at Canaveral National Seashore, August 2024.
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, January 2024.A Yellow-Rumped Warbler hangs out in an oak tree in my backyard in November 2023.
Yellow-throated Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo, my backyard, December 2023.Yellow-throated Vireo, my backyard, December 2023.
Yellow-Throated Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler, my backyard, February 2025.Yellow-throated Warbler, my backyard, September 2024.Yellow-throated Warbler, my backyard, March 2024.
Yellow Warbler
Yellow Warbler, Ferndale Preserve in Lake County, September 2024.Yellow Warbler, Ferndale Preserve in Lake County, September 2024.
Yucatan Woodpecker
Yucatan Woodpecker with its tongue extended, Cozumel, Mexico, February 2025.Yucatan Woodpecker, Cozumel, Mexico, February 2025.
Zenaida Dove
Zenaida Doves – noted for the purple patches on their necks – roam around St. Kitts in the Caribbean in May 2023.
