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Circle B Bar Reserve
Lakeland, Florida

#photography #naturephotography #spider #circlebbarreserve #lakeland #florida
February 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
rondallburrows.bsky.social
I love that you can see right through this sandhill crane's nostrils in this closeup.

#circleb #circlebbarreserve #sandhillcrane #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #naturephotography
September 3, 2026 at 3:56 PM
bossgatto.bsky.social
An osprey keeping a lookout as it eats a fish it killed. Photo taken at Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland, Florida, a great place to see wildlife.

#birds
#Floridabirds
#osprey
#raptors
#circleBbarReserve
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January 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
ksr65.bsky.social
Mama Barred owl - her eyes are gorgeous 💜🦉No owlets this morning, but they've been seen making short flights through the branches. #owlphotography #owls #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #lakeland #polk #sunrise #circlebbarreserve #wildlife #saveourplanet
April 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
ferry-grumble.bsky.social
The best part of #CircleBBarReserve
Michigan girl always #unsaltedandsharkfree
January 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
rktekt.bsky.social
Waiting for take off. #nature #birds #circlebbarreserve
Waiting for take off. #nature #circlebpreserve #birds
April 11, 2026 at 12:12 PM
rondallburrows.bsky.social
I love being able to get up close with some of the birds at Circle B Bar Reserve, since a lot of them are so used to seeing people. This great egret didn't kind one bit.

#greategret #egret #birds #wildlife #circlebbarreserve #photography #nature #birdsky
September 9, 2026 at 1:17 PM
botanylicious.bsky.social
For today's #BirdOfTheDay Alt Theme #WhatTheFlock (three or more of the same species), a trio of black-bellied whistling ducks (Dendrocygna autumnalis) at Circle B Bar Reserve this winter.

#NaturePhotography #CircleBBarReserve #FloridaBirds #BlackBelliedWhistlingDuck #Ducks
Three ducks floating on blue water, two in the foreground facing left, one in the back turning away. The middle duck is in focus. The ducks are beige, taupe, and brown, with coral bills and white ringing their dark eyes.
April 21, 2026 at 11:53 AM
botanylicious.bsky.social
Little Blue Heron at Circle B Bar Reserve this January for today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme, #WaterBirds

#Ardeidae #Heron #LittleBlueHeron #Egretta #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #CircleBBarReserve #FloridaBirds
Framed by the trunks of two trees, a little blue heron resting on a branch across water. The heron has a tall, narrow body with dark blue plumage and a pale blue bill. The water reflected the blue sky and some green plants in wavy lines.
April 27, 2026 at 6:08 PM
botanylicious.bsky.social
Blue-gray gnatcatcher #StaringRightAtYou for today's #BirdOfTheDay. From my winter trip to #CircleBBarReserve.

#Polioptilidae #FloridaBirds
Facing the camera, a blue-gray gnatcatcher on a fat branch. The gnatcatcher is a small blue-gray bird, though in this photo, the bird's white underside is on display and only the blue-gray of crown and face are visible. The bird's eyes are ringed with white and stare at the camera; the bird's head is tilted to the left. The head tilt plus fixed gaze resemble a cross, judgmental stare. Curly gray Spanish moss hangs from part of the branch and forms the entire background, a soft focus gray with bits of sparkly sunlight peeping through.
May 24, 2026 at 11:40 PM
botanylicious.bsky.social
Osprey on a beautiful January day at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida.

#BirdOfTheDay #Raptors #Osprey #FloridaBirds #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #CircleBBarReserve
Against a cloudless, clear cerulean sky, perched on a pale beige, bare and barkless branch, an osprey in not quite three-quarter profile (two thirds profile?) stares into the distance, out into the right of the frame. The osprey is a big bird of prey with dark brown wings (which are folded, like a cloak); bright white throat, chest, belly, and leg fluff; dark and sharp hooked bill; equally sharp and curved claws; a long white-and-brown striped tail, and a white head with a wide dark brown stripe (the same shade as the wings) across the face and through the bird's golden yellow, intensely focused eye.
May 10, 2026 at 10:56 PM
botanylicious.bsky.social
Great blue heron and eel for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #FoodInBeaks.

#CircleBBarReserve #FloridaBirds #Ardeidae
A somewhat close-up photo of a great blue heron with a brown eel caught in its long, dagger-like, bright orange bill. The heron is a large slate blue bird with a white face and dark blue crown and dark blue plumes, which are waving in different directions, showing that the heron was moving his or her head from side to side, fighting to keep a hold on the eel. The eel is a tube-like creature, shiny and wriggly and brown. No face or other features are visible in this photo. The background is somewhat soft focus crisscrossing narrow tree trunks and branches, with a bit of blue, shallow water on the ground.
June 4, 2026 at 12:51 AM
botanylicious.bsky.social
Juvenile black-crowned night heron #HiddenInPlainSight (and I guess in #DappledLight, too) at Circle B Bar Reserve.

#CircleBBarReserve #FloridaBirds #BirdOfTheDay #Ardeidae
Juvenile black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) partially concealed in brush. The heron is shown in profile, facing the right of the frame, in a mix of shadow and bright evening sunlight. The sun illuminated the heron in the midst of crisscrossing brown sticks and plant matter. The heron is a medium-sized wading bird with white-dappled gray plumage, yellow legs (the bottom of the legs and the feet completely hidden in the brush), a dark gray and yellow bill (dark gray on top and at the tip, the rest of the bottom part of the bill is yellow), and a glowing dark orange eye.
June 2, 2026 at 2:30 PM
ferry-grumble.bsky.social
The scare of my life at #CircleBBarReserve Lakeland Florida. Michigan girl always. #unsaltedandsharkfree
January 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
botanylicious.bsky.social
Pileated woodpecker shrouded by Spanish moss at Circle B Bar Reserve earlier this year.

#WoodpeckerWednesday #ColorADay #RedWed #FloridaBirds #CircleBBarReserve #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography
A woodpecker mostly obscured by gray, wispy curls of Spanish moss. The woodpecker has a peaked red crest, brown eye, and white and black striped face. A woodpecker mostly obscured by gray, wispy curls of Spanish moss. The woodpecker has a peaked red crest, brown eye, and white and black striped face.
April 23, 2026 at 3:15 AM
botanylicious.bsky.social
Thrilled that today's #BirdOfTheDay prompt #LongNecks gives me a chance to go back to my archives of #Anhinga photos. Here are two from #CircleBBarReserve this January.

#FloridaBirds #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography
An anhinga - a large glossy black bird - perched in the middle of a green lake, wings outstretched, long neck bend over the bird's back and curved to the left. The bird also has a long, dagger-like bill. An anhinga - a large glossy black bird - perched on a thick branch reaching out over water, which reflects the blue sky and the green grassy plants growing from its surface, as wavy green lines. The anhinga's wings are outstretched, showing silvery white feathers as well as black wing feathers. The bird's long neck is curved and turned to the right of the frame, showing the aqua ring around the bird's dark eye and the bird's long, dagger-like yellow-orange bill.
April 27, 2026 at 1:09 AM
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Candidates for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #FourOrMore, captures of 4 or more birds in 1 photo, the Alt theme is #Blue, bird with Blue in its plumage.

- Double-Crested Cormorants
- Whistling Ducks
- Ibis
- Sandhill Cranes
#birds #EastCoastKin #birdphotography #OrlandoWetlands #CircleBBarReserve
Four birds in a dead tree, spanish moss blown sideways by the breeze. Gray cloudy sky backdrop, Double-Crested Cormorants on four different branches up in the tree. Taken at the Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland Florida Four ducks in tall grass near a lakeside. All looking in the same direction. Taken at the Orlando Wetlands in Florida. Four Ibis, captured in mid-flight. Taken at the Orlando Wetlands in Florida. White birds, black wing tips, clear blue sky above, marshy wooded landscape below. Four Sandhill Cranes. All walking in the same direction. Taken at the Orlando Wetlands in Florida. The birds are tall gray beige with red face masks and are walking away from photographer, looking left and right, along a curved dirt pathway, green tall grass and tropical vegetation in background.
March 1, 2026 at 2:01 PM
botanylicious.bsky.social
Black-crowned night heron #InMotion scratching an itch. At #CircleBBarReserve this past January.

#BirdOfTheDay #Heron #BlackCrownedNightHeron #FloridaBirds #NaturePhotography
Against a background of Spanish moss-laden tree branches, a black-crowned night heron perched on a log, one foot gripping the log and the other raised just about to scratch the heron's head. The heron is mostly white, with black (or dark gray) on top of the head down to the back and wings, which fade to lighter gray. The heron's long legs and claws are yellow. The heron has bright red eyes, half-closed in this photo. The heron's bill is yellow and gray. The Spanish moss hanging from trees is long curtains of curly silver-gray threads of vegetation. Against a background of Spanish moss-laden tree branches, a black-crowned night heron perched on a log, one foot gripping the log and the other raised scratching the heron's head, which is tilted to one side. The heron is mostly white, with black (or dark gray) on top of the head down to the back and wings, which fade to lighter gray. The heron's long legs and claws are yellow. The heron has bright red eyes, half-closed in this photo. The heron's bill is yellow and gray. The Spanish moss hanging from trees is long curtains of curly silver-gray threads of vegetation. Against a background of Spanish moss-laden tree branches, a black-crowned night heron perched on a log, one foot gripping the log and the other raised above the log (in between head scratches). The heron is mostly white, with black (or dark gray) on top of the head down to the back and wings, which fade to lighter gray. The heron's long legs and claws are yellow. The heron has bright red eyes. The heron's bill is yellow and gray. The Spanish moss hanging from trees is long curtains of curly silver-gray threads of vegetation. Against a background of Spanish moss-laden tree branches, a black-crowned night heron perched on a log, one foot gripping the log and the other a few inches above the log. The heron is mostly white, with black (or dark gray) on top of the head down to the back and wings, which fade to lighter gray. The heron's long legs and claws are yellow. The heron has bright red eyes. The heron's bill is yellow and gray. The Spanish moss hanging from trees is long curtains of curly silver-gray threads of vegetation.
May 7, 2026 at 12:09 PM