The Red-shouldered Hawk appears to be the most common hawk in Florida.
Great Blue Heron
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, FL
1/21/09
Red-shouldered Hawk
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, FL
1/21/09
Painted Bunting
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, FL
2/2/11
Seeing a Painted Bunting is a goal of many Corkscrew visitors, but the birds do not often cooperate. They are rather shy and secretive, perhaps because of their beautiful coloring.
Pileated Woodpecker
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, FL
1/31/12
Great Crested Flycatcher
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, FL
1/31/12
Most of the Great Crested Flycatchers you see in southern Florida in winter are just wintering there. Their breeding range is all of the eastern US. Their main wintering ground is Central America and northern South America
Carolina Wren
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, FL
1/31/12
Water Moccasin or Cottonmouth
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, FL
1/23/14
The Cottonmouth is one of the four poisonous North American snakes.