Merritt Island and Beyond

Today we headed to meet up with our friend Pam at Merritt Island NWR. The day started out very foggy, but that made for some unusual and great photos. After going through Black Point, we headed north to see some Eagles nests in the Daytona area. It’s so great to see the come back they’re making. Keep scrolling to see our day…

This time of year with the grass all dead and brown, the Wilson’s Snipe can be hard to see

Wilson’s Snipe flying in the morning fog

There were a lot of Great White Egrets and Snowey Egrets along the drive

Roseate Spoonbill having some fun

Green Heron making a flyby

Great Blue Heron lifting off

Reddish Egret standing in a dark lagoon

Snowy Egret lifting off from a tree. You can see the water droplets trailing its feet

Roseate Spoonbill wading around for breakfast

When we stopped to see these two Bald Eagles sitting in a tree, we could hear an owl very close by. We followed the sound for a while…

… and Lynn found him hiding high up in a pine tree

Great Horned Owl thinking its hiding behind that branch

Bald Eagle calling out as it banks through a turn

There were quite a few Florida Scrub Jays out along SR-3

The Florida Scrub Jays were having fun flying down to the ground and back to the scrub brush with food

Florida Scrub Jay sitting atop a bush

Bald Eagle sitting on eggs in the nest

Bald Eagle watching what we were up to

Bald Eagle on a tree at the entrance to an industrial complex

You can barely see this Bald Eagle as it keeps eggs warm and protected on the nest

Bald Eagle banking above a very busy road where the nest is located

That was a great day! Beautiful weather and a lot of birds in action. Can’t wait for what comes next!