The songs of birds

Have you ever just stopped looked and listened around at your surroundings? Since the beginning of 2012 the Summer Wind has been safely docked behind a private home in South Florida. Each morning we open the windows wide and listen to the various calls of the birds. Outside our sleeping quarters we could hear the wonderful songs of the Blue Jays. Can you see them? Click on the photo and zoom in.

 Hint Top Right hand corner there are two

One morning we woke up to a visit from a pair of Yellow Crowned Night Herons (pictures below). He was very curious and came over to check us out. Well she kind of stayed across the canal but never let him out of her sights. I assume 'he' came over because he was the biggest of the two.

There is a tree that attracts several species of birds. This little Kestrel Hawk enjoys sitting on the same branch each morning. He is approximately the size of a morning dove and he's the smallest of the hawk family.

Can you spot him in the picture below? Hint left side of the tree on the branch with no leaves.By the way after this photo was taken, A deluge of rain came down.

This tree has also seen a few romantic moments shared by parrots. Their call is rather squaky but they can sing pretty if they want to talk to one another.

But look who's watching! Our Blue Jay without his mate!

 

Some mornings this group of Ibis come to feed on bugs using their long beaks to dig into the grass.

There's always one in the group that has a mind of their own!

A Green Heron hunting across the canal

Each day, there is a new discovery of birdlife in the area. Some mornings we've spotted what looks like black chickens walking down the road. Will have to have take a walk in the morning to see if we're lucky.