Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway - Sharp-shinned Hawk

 

It's fun to look back at previous posts to find out when you first learned about a particular bird or critter.

The first time I saw a Sharp-shinned Hawk (and properly identified it) was in 2019. The post was HERE.

And it was only about 2 miles from the one I saw this week!

Maybe less as the crow flies...or in this case the hawk!

I saw it at the very beginning of my hike and was lucky that it landed nearby. It's a small hawk and stands very upright.

It was breezy that day and he has a few ruffled feathers!

The Sumac is still blooming and I saw what I thought was a big wasp on one flower head.

But now I think it's a Trichopoda fly. There were other tiny wasps on the blooms too.

I saw a Northern Harrier, but in this photo he is high in the sky and impossible to pick out!

I noticed a couple of new markings on the paved part of the trail.

The heart was showing the turn for the trail I hike through the woods.

A collage of the Sumac blooms

Any monsters in the deep forest you ask?

Just a couple!

Thanks for joining me for another hot and humid hike along the Greenway.

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Amanda's Pennant Dragonfly

 When I saw this dragonfly, I thought it looked different. 

I couldn't wait to come home and do a search for the ID.

Of course I also consulted my Florida expert, Wally from  Our Natural Places. He and Gini love dragonflies and share their photos often. They are both native Floridians too so that gives them 'expert' status!

It's been a hot summer here in Florida but we've had wildflowers blooming all summer long.

Don't you love this fat bee buzzing here on a Sumac in full bloom.

American Bumblebee

I noticed the big clusters of blooms in the forest.

But then I was lucky to see some right on the edge of the trail.

We've been having afternoon pop up showers so the mushrooms are popping up everywhere.

And let's don't forget to watch for forest monsters!

They're everywhere!

There are flocks of Warblers flitting along the trails now too.

Northern Parula 

Thanks David G. from Travels with Birds for the bumblebee ID and Northern Parula! I appreciate the help and sweet comments! 

Have you had a good summer for butterflies and bees?

The trail I was on when I hiked the Greenway.

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