Tropical Conservancy

Pictured above are Ibises in flight… other-wise known as “Florida Chickens”. They were most bountiful here, but because of loss of habitat their numbers have dwindled considerably. They can be found where ever there is water. Even if there is just a puddle of water, you will usually see a beautiful white bird.
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As we approached the Black Skimmer nesting site there was a Snowy Egret that stood tall amongst an incredible number of wading birds and flocks of smaller shorebirds .  It was another sunny and warm Sunday afternoon in Daytona Beach Shores. 
We immediately observed that one fledgling was an unusually long 50 feet away – alone [...]