#Wakodahatchee wetlands

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Glossy Ibis in mating plumage

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A newly hatched baby egret in a nest in the Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, US

Photograph: Ronen Tivony/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

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Trying to get a date - Great Egret by Georgie Alexon Via Flickr: This male Great Egret was performing a courtship display. The showy feathers are called aigrettes, and are part of their breeding plumage. Taken at Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Florida. -Ardea alba

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From Muddy Marshes to Majestic Flight: The Evolution of Spoonbill Habitat in Florida 

Taken with the Nikon Z 9 and Nikon NIKKOR Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S Lens In the early days, spoonbills were commonly found in the muddy marshes and wetlands of Florida. These areas provided the perfect environment for these birds to feed on small fish, crustaceans, and insects. However, as human development and urbanization began to encroach on these natural habitats, the spoonbills were forced to…

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Wakodahatchee Wetlands Bird Watching

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Wakodahatchee Wetlands Bird Watching

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A juvenile American green tree frog (Dryophytes cinereus or Hyla cinerea) in Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Florida

by pedro lastra

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Willing ParticipantsC7A7356 by Daniel D'Auria Via Flickr: The sun dips low on the horizon sending the murky waters of the swamp into obscurity. Shafts of light poke through flora, randomly highlighting nature’s willing participants just inches above. Sometime the best things to watch aren’t the easiest things to see, and what might seem to be the center of attraction is just a distraction from the true reality that surrounds us.

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Wood storks!

Indeed!!!

Wood Stork (Mycteria americana), family Ciconiidae, order CIconiiformes, Delray Beach, Florida, USA

photograph by Anthony Goldman

Wood Stork (Mycteria americana), family Ciconiidae, order Ciconiiformes, Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Florida, USA

photograph by Joseph Placheril

Wood Stork (Mycteria americana), family Ciconiidae, order Ciconiiformes, Florida, USA

photograph by Roger Williams

Wood Storks (Mycteria americana), family Ciconiidae, male and female calling together, order Ciconiiformes, Florida, USA

photograph by Reenie Ram

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Tim Peach, photographer

Alligator yawning

Wakodahatchee Wetlands -Delray Beach, FL

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Today's Dose of Nature: Yearling Wood Storks

(At least, I think they're yearlings). Large, certainly not as loud as the fledglings, but not quite as dinosaur-like in appearance as the more mature adults.

Wakodahatchee Wetlands and Green Cay Wetlands, Delray, Florida, US, August 2024

--Steve Spanoudis

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Tricolored heron in breeding plumage

Wakodahatchee Wetlands, FL

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An iguana eats fruit in the Wakodahatchee wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, US. The wetlands attract nature lovers and wildlife photographers and are home to more than 140 bird species and a variety of other wildlife

Photograph: Ronen Tivony/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

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Marsh Rabbit, Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA

Marsh rabbits look like their Eastern cottontail cousins but are slightly smaller and lack the fluffy white tail. They are almost always found near bodies of water. Water not only provides marsh rabbits with many plants to eat, but it also helps keep them safe from predators. When threatened, they dive into the water and swim away. photograph by Mike Ostrowski | Flickr CC

via: USFWS Southeast Region 

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Alligator, Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, FL

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24 décembre 2024

Pour cette fois, nous sommes retournés sur des lieux déjà fréquentés, mais bien appréciés. Deux parcs réputés comme étant le refuge de nombreuses espèces d’oiseaux, que l’ont peut observer de près sur des sentiers emménagés dans des zones marécageuses. Malgré les 25 degrés, c’est décembre et les oiseaux sont presque tous partis en vacances… On se demande bien où ils sont allés ! Reste les paysages et les quelques oiseaux qui ont décidé de garder le fort pour l’hiver.

Nous sommes d’abord passés par Wakodahatchee Wetlands, pour ensuite visiter Green Cay Nature Center & Wetlands (photos 1 à 6). Les deux parcs sont comparables, mais le second est plus grand et offre des paysages plus variés. On a pu voir quelques espèces, surtout des ibis, des anhingas et des hérons, en plus des tortues qui nageaient sous l’eau. Comparativement à ce que j’ai pu voir il y a exactement deux ans, il y avait beaucoup plus de verdure, la végétation ne semble pas encore avoir été affectée par des températures plus froides cette année.

En après-midi, nous avons fait un saut au centre de Fort Lauderdale, en marchant le long du boulevard Las Olas. De chaque côtés de la route, les canaux se déploient, bordés de maisons luxueuses et de bateaux d’apparat, ainsi que quelques rues résidentielles ornées de centaines de palmiers (photos 7 à 10).