Wading Birds

Look for American bitterns are a plump, medium-seized wading bird with a stout neck and a bill that has a […]

What Does a Limpkin Look Like? The limpkin is a large water bird with a heron-like body shape. It has

What Does a Purple Gallinule Look Like? The purple gallinule is medium-sized rail that is named for its bright, distinctive

Look For The tricolored heron is a medium heron with a characteristically lithe body and a long, thin neck. It

Look For A very large bird with a white body and wings that are starkly black and white. It stands

Look For The reddish egret comes in two colors: white or grayish blue. The white morph (or variation) is white

A charcoal gray bird with a rusty back, white body striping, and a red bill, the common gallinule is equally at

What looks like a duck and acts like a duck, but is not a duck? It’s the American coot, of

The first requirement of successful rail watching is learning to identify suitable habitat. The sora, especially on migration and in

In recent years there has been a program to create a non-migratory flock in Florida, and efforts are underway to

The sandhill crane is a tall, mostly gray bird with a red patch on the head and a white patch

The roseate spoonbill is hard to confuse with anything else. Its rose pink coloration is stunning, and its spoon-shaped bill