Guarding the nest ? Getting ready for the trip north Oak catkins Hooded merganser Why they're called wood ducks Hooded merganser & turtle Hooded merganser Male wood duck in a tree Pipevine swallowtail butterfly on blueberry flower… Swallowtail butterfly on hyacinths Bumblebee on azaleas Waiting for his wife Out for a swim Ruby-throated hummingbird Pineapple flowers Morning fog on the pond Peek-a-boo! Red-headed woodpecker Bignonia capreolata (crossvine) Red buckeye (Aesculus pavia) Flycatcher (?) Red rose after a rainy night Yellow rose after a rainy night Red-headed woodpecker May-apple (Podophyllum peltatum) Branco waiting for me Lichens Northern cloudywing butterfly Pear flowers Hooded merganser Blueberry flowers Carolina anole A large alligator (about 3-4 m long) A small alligator Wood ducks Hooded merganser How about lots of crocuses Crocus flower Wood ducks (Aix sponsa) I don't know what they were looking at Hooded mergansers Belted kingfisher Belted kingfisher Crocus flower Stop to smell the flowers Wild pear flowers