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I captured this image of the Tricolored Heron at the Shark Valley section of Everglades National Park in Florida. This medium size heron is sometimes called Louisiana Heron and feeds primarily on small fish in saltwater marshes as well as freshwater ones.
For more information on Shark Valley please follow this link to: Shark Valley in Wikipedia.

Tricolored Heron Posing for the Camera at Everglades National Park

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I captured this image of the Purple Gallinule at the Shark Valley section of Everglades National Park in Florida. The Purple Gallinule is closely related to the Common Moorhen and the American Coot, varying from these in the more vivid and varied feather coloration of the gallinule as well as that of the beak and front plate.
For more information on Shark Valley please follow this link to: Shark Valley in Wikipedia.

Purple Gallinule Posing for the Camera at Everglades National Park

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I photographed this Great Blue Heron at the Shark Valley section of Everglades National Park. It was just standing on top of a small tree seemingly admiring the sight of this mid-February Florida sunrise. For more information on Shark Valley please follow this link to: Shark Valley in Wikipedia.

Great Blue Heron Faces the Dawn at Everglades National Park, Florida

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I captured this image of the Snowy Egret at the Shark Valley section of Everglades National Park in Florida. It had been standing at this branch using its left foot to scratch its head. The images I captured of the Snowy Egret scratching were mediocre and I discarded them, but as soon as it stopped scratching it raised its crest, its it neck and chest feathers and I had this image. For more information on Shark Valley please follow this link to: Shark Valley in Wikipedia.

Snowy Egret with Fluffed Plumage at Everglades National Park, Florida

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Giant Panda Cub Po at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia