A roseate spoonbill balances on a weathered branch against a clear blue sky.

 

The Aviary

 

Poised in Pink —

SS-010

 

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A mottled duck swimming to the right on dark, rippled water.

Mottled Duck — SS-005

An adult duck and a duckling swimming together on reflective water.

Mother and Duckling — SS-008

An adult duck swimming between two young ducks on softly reflected water.

Duck Family — SS-013

Four ducks swimming toward the viewer in a diagonal line across rippled water.

Ducks in Formation — SS-036

A mottled duck glides across dark rippling water with a sharp reflection beneath it.

Mottled Mother — SS-020

Brown pelicans and smaller seabirds crowd a low offshore reef above choppy blue water.

Rookery Reef

A white tern calls from the top of a weathered red buoy on calm blue water.

Red Buoy — SS-012

An osprey faces the camera from a mangrove branch, its yellow eyes fixed forward.

Osprey Watch — SS-001

Two roseate spoonbills spread bright pink wings among dense green mangrove branches.

Canopy in Color — SS-021

The Aviary




Birds are among the most visible inhabitants of Florida’s Nature Coast, but familiarity can make them easy to overlook. The Aviary gathers encounters from open water, mangrove islands, and the shoreline—moments of rest, display, flight, and watchfulness. Seen closely, these are less portraits of species than of individual lives moving through the same coastal landscape we do.

A roseate spoonbill stands upright on a mangrove branch against a dark leafy background.

Mangrove Perch — SS-018

Two brown pelicans stand above a green mangrove canopy against a pale sky.

Two at the Rookery — SS-037

A brown pelican spreads broad wings while lifting away from a mangrove perch.

Lift Off

An osprey crouching on a branch with its wings partly open against green foliage.

Osprey at the Ready — SS-024

A bald eagle perches on a weathered branch against a pale gray sky.

Eagle on Watch — SS-043

Two bald eagles perch together on a channel marker against a pale sky.

Eagles at the Channel Marker — SS-044

A bald eagle perches among bare branches against a pale blue sky.

Eagle in the Branches — SS-045

A night heron rests on a branch amid dense green foliage.

Night Heron in Cover — SS-046

A wood stork stands on a wooden dock beside refuge waters.

Wood Stork at the Refuge Dock — SS-047

From the refuge birdwatching tour: Inertia

An osprey raises its patterned wings while launching from a mangrove branch.

Osprey Rising — SS-031

A brown pelican glides toward the camera above mangroves with another bird blurred behind.

Incoming — SS-025

A roseate spoonbill flies low over smooth blue water with its pink wings arched downward.

Roseate Passage — SS-017

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