I went on a quick trip to Florida and brought along my smaller OM-System camera. I didn't go on any long dedicated birding outings, but did get a few "gimme" lifers, and some unexpected ones, including Roseate Spoonbill! I also went on a 2-hour boat ride to see some dolphins, where I saw a few lifer Yellow-crowned Night Herons and a pair of Black Vultures. Over the whole trip there were herons and egrets everywhere, including many juveniles. Despite the heat and humidity I'm looking forward to going back sometime.
These photos are © 2026 Phil Thompson, all rights reserved.
My "birds in review" collages can be found here.
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7:40PM Sunday June 28, 2026
Eurasian Collared-Dove
7:40PM Sunday June 28, 2026
Boat-tailed Grackle
7:45PM Sunday June 28, 2026
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckLifers!
7:45PM Sunday June 28, 2026
Western Cattle-Egret (Juvenile), Western Cattle-EgretI'd seen these birds before but this time they count as lifers!
7:45PM Sunday June 28, 2026
Western Cattle-Egret (Juvenile), Western Cattle-Egret
7:45PM Sunday June 28, 2026
Western Cattle-Egret (Juvenile), Western Cattle-Egret
7:45PM Sunday June 28, 2026
Western Cattle-Egret (Juvenile)
7:46PM Sunday June 28, 2026
Tricolored Heron (Juvenile)
7:47PM Sunday June 28, 2026
Western Cattle-Egret, Black-crowned Night Heron
7:48PM Sunday June 28, 2026
American AlligatorMy lifer alligator!
7:48PM Sunday June 28, 2026
Tricolored Heron (Juvenile), Snowy Egret, Glossy Ibis, Roseate SpoonbillTwo lifers in one shot: Roseate Spoonbill and Glossy Ibis.
7:48PM Sunday June 28, 2026
Tricolored Heron (Juvenile), Snowy Egret, Glossy Ibis, Roseate Spoonbill
7:49PM Sunday June 28, 2026
Tricolored Heron (Juvenile), Snowy Egret, Glossy Ibis, Roseate Spoonbill
7:49PM Sunday June 28, 2026
Tricolored Heron (Juvenile), Snowy Egret, Glossy Ibis, Roseate Spoonbill
7:49PM Sunday June 28, 2026
Black-crowned Night Heron (Juvenile)
7:49PM Sunday June 28, 2026
Tricolored Heron (Juvenile), Western Cattle-Egret (Juvenile)
7:50PM Sunday June 28, 2026
Snowy Egret
7:50PM Sunday June 28, 2026
Tricolored Heron (Juvenile), Snowy Egret, Glossy Ibis, Roseate Spoonbill
7:59PM Sunday June 28, 2026
Tricolored Heron (Juvenile), Black-crowned Night Heron (Juvenile)
7:59PM Sunday June 28, 2026
Tricolored Heron (Juvenile), Black-crowned Night Heron (Juvenile)
9:28AM Monday June 29, 2026
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
9:53AM Monday June 29, 2026
Common Ground DoveLifer!
9:53AM Monday June 29, 2026
Common Ground Dove
9:56AM Monday June 29, 2026
Northern Mockingbird
11:24AM Monday June 29, 2026
Anhinga
11:24AM Monday June 29, 2026
Anhinga
11:24AM Monday June 29, 2026
Anhinga
11:24AM Monday June 29, 2026
Anhinga
11:24AM Monday June 29, 2026
Anhinga
11:24AM Monday June 29, 2026
Anhinga
11:24AM Monday June 29, 2026
Anhinga
11:25AM Monday June 29, 2026
American Alligator
11:25AM Monday June 29, 2026
American Alligator
11:32AM Monday June 29, 2026
Boat-tailed Grackle
11:32AM Monday June 29, 2026
Boat-tailed Grackle
11:42AM Monday June 29, 2026
Little Blue Heron (Juvenile)
11:42AM Monday June 29, 2026
Little Blue Heron (Juvenile)
11:43AM Monday June 29, 2026
Little Blue Heron (Juvenile)
11:46AM Monday June 29, 2026
Double-crested Cormorant
11:46AM Monday June 29, 2026
Double-crested Cormorant
11:46AM Monday June 29, 2026
Tricolored Heron
11:48AM Monday June 29, 2026
White Ibis (Juvenile)
11:48AM Monday June 29, 2026
Little Blue Heron
11:48AM Monday June 29, 2026
Little Blue Heron
11:49AM Monday June 29, 2026
Little Blue Heron
11:49AM Monday June 29, 2026
Tricolored Heron (Juvenile)
11:49AM Monday June 29, 2026
Tricolored Heron (Juvenile)
1:01PM Monday June 29, 2026
Nanday Parakeet
1:02PM Monday June 29, 2026
Nanday Parakeet
1:03PM Monday June 29, 2026
Nanday Parakeet
4:17PM Monday June 29, 2026
Tricolored Heron
4:17PM Monday June 29, 2026
Tricolored Heron
4:17PM Monday June 29, 2026
Tricolored Heron
4:18PM Monday June 29, 2026
Snowy Egret
4:18PM Monday June 29, 2026
Little Blue Heron
4:20PM Monday June 29, 2026
Tricolored Heron
4:20PM Monday June 29, 2026
Tricolored Heron
4:23PM Monday June 29, 2026
Brown Pelican
4:23PM Monday June 29, 2026
Brown Pelican
4:32PM Monday June 29, 2026
Snowy Egret
4:32PM Monday June 29, 2026
Snowy Egret
4:32PM Monday June 29, 2026
Snowy Egret
4:32PM Monday June 29, 2026
Snowy Egret
4:32PM Monday June 29, 2026
Snowy Egret
4:36PM Monday June 29, 2026
Red-bellied Woodpecker
6:38PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Mottled Duck
6:45PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Anhinga
6:45PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Anhinga
6:46PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Anhinga
6:46PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Mottled Duck
7:17PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Roseate Spoonbill
7:17PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Roseate Spoonbill
7:25PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Royal Tern
7:28PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Black-crowned Night Heron, Great Egret
7:29PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret
7:29PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Double-crested Cormorant, Black-crowned Night Heron, Great Egret
7:29PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Brown Pelican
7:29PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Brown Pelican, Double-crested Cormorant
7:29PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Brown Pelican, Double-crested Cormorant
7:30PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, White Ibis, Roseate Spoonbill
7:30PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Yellow-crowned Night HeronLifer!
7:30PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
7:35PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Sandwich Tern
7:49PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Great Blue Heron
7:50PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Great Blue Heron
7:55PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
7:56PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Black-crowned Night Heron
8:01PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Black Skimmer
8:04PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Laughing Gull, Royal Tern
8:04PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Laughing Gull, Sandwich Tern, Black Skimmer, Royal Tern
8:08PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Common Bottlenose DolphinThe dolphin cruise operators found some target dolphins right off the beach, and people were swimming near them!
8:08PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
8:08PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
8:08PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
8:08PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
8:09PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
8:09PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
8:09PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
8:15PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
8:15PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
8:15PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
8:15PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
8:16PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
8:16PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
8:16PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
8:22PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Osprey
8:22PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Osprey
8:22PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Osprey
8:23PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Osprey
8:25PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
8:26PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
8:26PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
8:30PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
8:30PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
8:48PM Tuesday June 30, 2026
Black VultureTerrible photo, but lifers!
9:03AM Wednesday July 01, 2026
White-winged DoveLifer! It took a few minutes to see one of these doves in the open, despite listening to a few in the area.
9:03AM Wednesday July 01, 2026
White-winged Dove
9:04AM Wednesday July 01, 2026
Northern ParulaLifer! I'm surprised there aren't more warbler species in Florida during the summer.
9:05AM Wednesday July 01, 2026
Northern Parula
9:05AM Wednesday July 01, 2026
Northern Parula
9:05AM Wednesday July 01, 2026
Northern Parula
9:05AM Wednesday July 01, 2026
Northern Parula
9:05AM Wednesday July 01, 2026
Northern Parula
9:05AM Wednesday July 01, 2026
Northern Parula
9:09AM Wednesday July 01, 2026
Western Cattle-Egret
9:14AM Wednesday July 01, 2026
Brown ThrasherLifer!
9:17AM Wednesday July 01, 2026
9:18AM Wednesday July 01, 2026