Australian Pines

Pileated Woodpecker – The 2021 ABA Bird of The Year

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-07T13:39:07-06:00January 5th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Hillsborough County, Lettuce Lake Regional Park, Pileated Woodpeckers, Pinellas County|Tags: ABA Bird of the Year, adult, American Birding Association, Australian Pines, branch, Dryocopus pileatus, female, male, perched, Pileated Woodpecker, woodpecker, woodpeckers|

The American Birding Association has selected the Pileated Woodpecker as their Bird of the Year for 2021 and I think it is an excellent choice.

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Great Blue Heron Flight over North Beach

By Mia McPherson|2021-08-21T17:01:24-05:00June 27th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Great Blue Herons, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, Ardea herodias, Australian Pines, flight, flying, Great Blue Heron, heron, herons, invasive, pines, trees, wading birds|

This Great Blue Heron was in flight over the north beach of Fort De Soto with dark Australian Pines in the background on a foggy morning.

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