Southern Florida - Part Two - Dec. 16, 2012

Once again, I'm a little behind, but I'm catching up... do enjoy :D

Cont...
Kayaking at John D. MacArthur Beach Park in North Palm Beach, FL. with my brother and uncle.

Great city views while kayaking!  Brown Pelican.

A motley Red-Breasted Merganser, female.

A single Sanderling.  On the way back to the shore, to return the kayaks, we came across this sandbar that was virtually underwater on the way out.  Now, it was teaming with bird activity! (pictured in the next several pics.)

A Royal Tern... Awesome! (And a Lifer!)

A friendly confrontation among the Laughing Gulls*.
*Lifer! Of course... :)

A juvenile Ring-Billed Gull in the mix.

Smaller than the gulls, and much smaller than the Royal Tern, Forster's Tern.

In the distance, we see the city getting drenched.  Soon after, it was us. 

Oh my gooooodness!  The bird we all hoped to see, just as we reached the end of kayaking.. The Roseate Spoonbill!!!  LIFER!!!

A raised boardwalk across the kayaking water, to see the ocean.  A storm is a-brewin'

Another single Sanderling.

Also seen on the kayak trip:

• Belted Kingfishers
• Great Egrets
• Bonaparte's Gulls
• Spotted Sandpiper
• Common Yellowthroat
• Red-Shouldered Hawk
• Great Blue Heron
• Red-Tailed Hawk

 And, pictured in post one : Southern Florida - Part One - Dec. 14-16, 2012

• White Ibis + Juvenile
• Osprey
• Common Loon
• Little Blue Herons + Juv.s
• Double-Crested Cormorants
• Turkey Vultures