Tricolored Fledglings Play Fighting. They'd chase each other around and get into mock battles both between each other and other running fledgling Tricolored Herons. It was quite fun to watch them doing Beak Judo.

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) with her nest and chicks high in the brush at Gatorland Rookeries.Cattle Egrets are often the last to breed here but sill make a spectacular site for many of us.

Tricolored Heron Fledglings resting in a tree after running around chasing each other games. The tree is not far from the pond in the back of Gatorland Zoo where there are many tourists taking in a cheap day from Walt Disney and Seaworld. The ponds behind Gatorland has one of the best wading bird rookeries in existence visited by birders from around the world. Many wonder why wading birds would build their nests above ponds infested with hundreds of Alligators just waiting for a baby to fall. The reason is the gators keep many other predators away like raccoon, snakes and Opossum who can climb into the nests while the Gators only get what falls.

Tricolored Heron Fledglings running up and down the railings at Gatorland where the tourists usually stand. There were 8 or 9 of them all seemingly playing the same game. When two or more groups came together, there would be squawking and banter until they made it passed each other. Quite a humorous time and one of the reasons these wading birds are some of my favorites.

Fledgling Tricolor Heron seems to be stuck on a branch, a little too scared to try flying again, and not really trusting that branch with all those alligators awaiting underneath. He's probably witnessed some of his brethren providing a supper for a hungry Alligator.

Even this late in the year, the rookery is still going strong. We're seeing a lot of late arriving Tricolors and the Great Blue Heron's are just nesting. The Cattle Egret Fledglings are in huge supply and making a racket.

Five hungry gulls hoping for some more bait fish at New Smyrna Beach Florida

Crook of a Squirrel robs bird seed via breaking and entering squirrel-proof lid to metal bird feeder.

The only thing Angus loves more than here daily sunbath is the delicate whirr of her favourite kitty tin opening...

Okay, who spiked the nectar??

Snowy Egret feeding her chick in the Rookeries behind Gatorland in Orlando, Florida. Can you see the half digested frog hanging out of mom's mouth trying to to to the chick? One of the frog's legs falls into the water where a waiting Blue Herons eats it.

Heron in Flight fishing

Juvenile Tricolor Heron just leaving the nest and learning to fly

Mother Snowy Egret feeding her almost fledged chick and the last chick in her nest I could see.

Mama Woodstork and her Brood of hungry chicks

Woodpecker drilling out a hole in the Everglades

Snowy Chicks eating or waiting in line

Two Snowy chicks are bugging dad and wanting more dinner.

Tricolor Heron Chick Hides in his Nest in the rookeries behind Gatorland

Snowy Chick demanding more food from Dad