Ding Darling

J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge is located on the Sanibel Island in Southwestern Florida.  It is part of the US National Wildlife Refuge System with 230 species of birds, most of them migratory.  It contains one of the country's largest mangrove ecosystems with 2. 619 protected acres. Jon and Phyllis spent 5 days photographing these marvelous birds and are sharing them with the rest of us. I feel privileged to put them on my website!

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Great Egret

Great Egret

Spoonbill, young as it is still quite white.

Spoonbill, young as it is still quite white.

Black-necked Stilt

Black-necked Stilt

Anhinga

Anhinga

Spoonbills

Spoonbills

Tiny turtle

Tiny turtle

Great Egret

Great Egret

Great Egret

Great Egret

Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret

Great Egret

Great Egret

Pelican

Pelican

Juvenile Black-crowned Night-heron

Juvenile Black-crowned Night-heron

Black-crowned Night-heron

Black-crowned Night-heron

Spoonbills

Spoonbills

Spoonbills

Spoonbills

Spoonbills

Spoonbills

One of the mangrove ponds

One of the mangrove ponds

Double-crested Coomerant

Double-crested Coomerant

Reddish Egret

Reddish Egret

Reddish Egret

Reddish Egret

Reddish Egret

Reddish Egret

Double-crested Coomerant

Double-crested Coomerant

Reddish Egret

Reddish Egret

Reddhish Egret

Reddhish Egret

Reddish Egret

Reddish Egret

Reddish Egret

Reddish Egret

Reddish Egret

Reddish Egret

Reddish Egret

Reddish Egret

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Reddish Egret

Reddish Egret

Great Blue Heron and Double-crested Coomerant

Great Blue Heron and Double-crested Coomerant

Reddish Egret

Reddish Egret

Pelicans

Pelicans

White Pelican

White Pelican

White Pelican

White Pelican

White Pelicans

White Pelicans

Little Blue Heron

Little Blue Heron

Shore birds

Shore birds

Shore birds and pelican

Shore birds and pelican

White Pelican

White Pelican

White Pelican

White Pelican

Ibis with Osprey

Ibis with Osprey

Little Blue Heron

Little Blue Heron

Little Blue Heron

Little Blue Heron

Little Blue Heron

Little Blue Heron

Pied-billed Grebe

Pied-billed Grebe

Mangrove

Mangrove

Mangrove pond

Mangrove pond

White Ibis

White Ibis

Great Egret

Great Egret

Great Egret

Great Egret

White Ibis

White Ibis

Blue-winged Teal

Blue-winged Teal

Great Egret

Great Egret

Pied-billed Grebe

Pied-billed Grebe

Black-bellied Plover

Black-bellied Plover

Tri-color Heron

Tri-color Heron

Tri-color Heron

Tri-color Heron

Mangrove

Mangrove

Great Egret with Ibis on right

Great Egret with Ibis on right

White Ibis

White Ibis

Tri-color Heron

Tri-color Heron

Tri-color Heron

Tri-color Heron

Tri-color Heron

Tri-color Heron

Great Egret

Great Egret

White Ibis

White Ibis

Great Egret and White Ibis

Great Egret and White Ibis

White Ibis

White Ibis

White Ibis

White Ibis

Shore birds

Shore birds

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Great Egret

Great Egret

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Great Egret and White Ibin

Great Egret and White Ibin

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron, White Ibis and Great Egret

Great Blue Heron, White Ibis and Great Egret

Green Heron

Green Heron

Green Heron

Green Heron

Juvenile White Ibis

Juvenile White Ibis

Anhinga

Anhinga

Mother Osprey

Mother Osprey