I first swung around the Click Ponds and came upon a huge flock of birds, mostly Roseate Spoonbills.
Closer to the shore, a Snowy Egret waits for a meal.
The small pines that line the right side of the cells held a few Fish Crows resting and searching the area for opportunities.
I scanned the cells for the ducks. Not much on the beginning side but a few Moorhens and a nice Great Egret posing on a palm stump.
Swinging around the far side turned the light the wrong way but I couldn't resist still trying for a decent shot of the local Limpkin.
Throw in a badly lit White Ibis and it bookends that side of the drive.
Flying overhead, an Osprey zoomed in a circle and landed on one of the dead trees and constantly looked back and forth for the next fish to appear.
The most surprising moment of the trip was when a doe and fawn appeared right in front of me on the drive. The doe quickly crossed the road and waded into the cell.
The fawn was not so sure about this move and stayed on the fence side. I was hoping it would cross, too, but it just kept to the tree side and refused to. So, I had to get a poor shot through the windshield.
Once I passed the fawn, it circled back to join its mother. Once it was safely behind me I continued my search. A flash of blue caught my eye and soon found a feeding Purple Gallinule. It would never come into view more than this, though.
Resting on a culvert, an Anhinga sized me up.
I wasn't really looking for Least Bitterns but we all know they are there. Once one showed itself in the reeds I just had to slow for a few shots.
At one point, it seemed to be saying, "Farewell!" as I headed out of the wetlands for the drive home.
Alas, no Fulvous Whistling Ducks for me. I will have to try some other place at some other time in the future.
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