Tri-colored Heron in breeding plumage at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, FL

Island Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma insularis) endemic to Santa Cruz Island of the Channel Islands, CA

Western Gull on the Oregon coast just north of Cape Falcon

Florida Sandhill Crane sitting on nest near Lake Placid, Florida.

Mated pair of Florida Scrub-Jays perched and preening. Both birds are banded and part of the long-term demographic study at Archbold Biological Station.

A family group of Florida Scrub-Jays, a cooperatively breeding species

Greater yellowlegs in a seasonal pond at Archbold Biological Station

Florida Sandhill Crane on nest

Cactus Wren perched near its nest, Saguaro National Monument, Arizona

A banded Florida Scrub-Jay that is part of the long-term study of this species at Archbold Biological Station in Lake Placid, Florida

Florida Scrub-Jay perched in an oak with Spanish Moss. This is a banded bird and part of the long-term demographic study of this species at Archbold Biological Station in Lake Placid, Florida

Red-headed Woodpecker in central Florida

Sandhill Crane tending its nest in a march in central Florida

Florida Scrub-Jay overlooking its territory in scrubby flatwoods of the Lake Wales Ridge