Crops & Clips: This week's clicks

A cold front delivered windy cold weather to south Florida. It got down to 58 degrees F (14.4 degrees Celsius) one morning. Although there was no danger of frostbite, I had to wear a jacket!

A trifecta of long-legged waders greeted us on November 19-- a Great Egret with Tricolored and Little Blue Herons adorned the top of a tree:



Earlier that morning, just at sunrise, I had encountered a large male Bobcat along the gravel path:



Bunting and Bobcat on the same morning walk-- what could be better? The plumage of a female Painted Bunting blended so well with the foliage that I had trouble seeing her in the viewfinder:



After the front passed on November 18 there were fair skies and still water before sunrise:



This is the view from the lakeside marsh as the sun touched the pine bank on the opposite shore:



The clouds were mirrored on the surface of the lake:



I briefly caught sight of a migrating immature Rose-breasted Grosbeak:



Male Boat-tailed Grackles congregated in a treetop:



In the rookery, the Yellow-crowned Night-Herons were developing golden crowns in preparation for the breeding season. Unfortunately, many trees which were blown into the canal by Hurricane Irma need to be cut and removed this week. I hope that some trees are spared for the herons:



A Great Egret perched in perfect morning side-light:



An acrobatic female Black-throated Blue Warbler plucked tiny insects from Ligustrum flowers:



At the local Bald Eagle nest, the pair had been gathering sticks and then took a break, roosting together on a nearby Australian Pine. The larger female (Jewel) is on the left. Her mate (Pride) looked her way...



...and began calling and spreading his wings:





Jewel's calls turned the performance into a duet:



Successful copulation followed:










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