John Chesnut Sr. Park

Adult Red-shouldered Hawk In Dappled Light

By Mia McPherson|February 19th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Florida, John Chesnut Sr. Park, Pinellas County, Red-shouldered Hawks|Tags: adult, birds of prey, dappled, forest, hammock, hawk, hawks, Hawks of Florida, light, on foot, perched, raptor, raptors, Red-shouldered Hawk, trees|

I came across this adult Red-shouldered Hawk while walking around at John Chesnut Sr. Park in Florida way back in January of 2009.

Pair of immature Great Blue Herons in a nest in Florida

By Mia McPherson|December 4th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Florida, Great Blue Herons, John Chesnut Sr. Park, Pinellas County|Tags: Ardea herodias, Great Blue Heron, heron, herons, immature, juvenile, low light, nest, pine, wading birds, young|

The Great Blue Herons here in Utah are dealing with ice, snow and bitter cold temperatures now but the Great Blue Herons in Florida they have started courting and building their nests.