We took a quick trip through Ding today, just in case we do not get another chance before Christmas. There was a nice low tide, but very few birds. It might have been the chilly 45 degree temp early this morning! The rest of the week is supposed to warm up, though. The clear blue skies made a great backdrop for white birds.

Another person was also taking a photo of this pretty male Anhinga. We talked about how they seem to know how beautiful their wings are and make sure we get their good side.

Then, we saw another Anhinga, but this one didn’t have any white on the wings. I’m not sure what that’s about. Maybe it’s a juvenile? I’m sure Hugh will fill me in on why it doesn’t have white!

We found a couple more Great White Egrets in the top of some trees before we left Ding.

This afternoon we had this big guy visiting our back yard.

The photo below says what he thought of me!

It’s been hard to catch photos of the eagles in the nest lately. Whichever one is in the nest is usually only showing a small bit of their head since he or she is sitting on the egg. I happened to catch this one upright and it appears to be checking out the egg underneath, and then looking around before disappearing down into the nest, again.

Thank you to all of you for checking out my photos and blog this year. And a special thank you for all of your encouraging comments.

Merry Christmas to you and your family, from Wild On Sanibel.