Emeralda Marsh WMA

We went to Emeralda Marsh WMA to look for a pair of Great Horned Owls that live in the area. While they were a no show, we did see the male Vermillion Flycatcher again along with a male Snail Kite and a few others…

Flying right at you! Male Vermillion Flycatcher

Male Vermillion Flycatcher in flight

Male Vermillion Flycatcher closing in on a landing stick

Landing gear out and hitting the brakes! Male Vermillion Flycatcher

A male Snail Kite came gliding in looking for Apple Snails

Always looking down for Apple Snails. Male Snail Kite

After spotting an Apple Snail, the Snail Kit makes a quick move and darts down towards the water

A Limpkin on the move. Limpkins compete with the Sanil Kites for Apple Snails

The male Snail Kite is still searching for Apple Snails

The male Snail Kite isn’t having much luck, but he keeps on looking

An Eastern Phoebe watching for a bug to come close

Eastern Phoebe in flight

Eastern Phoebe about to catch the bug that you can see right in front of it. Its amazing how these birds can fly so fast and erratically and still catch a bug that’s flying just as fast and erratic

A little Downy Woodpecker looking for bugs before the sun goes down

Palm Warbler

Back to the Vermillion Flycatcher who’s still jumping back and forth between branches

The late afternoon light gives a bit of an orange coloration to the Vermillion Flycatcher

The male Vermillion Flycatcher is a beautiful bird

The sky looked awesome just after the sun went down

The last time we were here, it was very foggy and there were tons of duck hunters. Today was sunny, hot and no hunters so it was a more relaxing day. Even though the owls didn’t show up for us, we still had fun with some other birding friends that we met up with. Definitely a great little spot for birding!