HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY

City of Port Orange fireworks.

LAKE APOPKA NORTH SHORE WILDLIFE DRIVE

I took a spin on the wildlife drive and collected some different species this morning.

 Black-crowned Night-Heron

Green Heron

Least Bittern

Anhinga

Black-necked Stilt

 Red-shouldered Hawk

 Osprey

COOPER'S HAWK

While I was having my morning coffee in the butterfly garden, a Cooper's Hawk harvested one of our doves and flew into one of the pine trees.  The hawk was sucking air, for a few minutes, because the dove was so large for it to handle.  It then flew off into our woodlot and out of view.

Cooper's Hawk

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - immature male

SWALLOW-TAILED KITE

I got some great shots of a kite right after it snagged a snake from a tree top.  I have shots of them eating frogs and lizards, but this is my first snake.