Favoritos de clockwood

Taxonomic Tree
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Anamalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Egretta
Species: Egretta thula

Habitat: Beach

Environmental Context: The bird was casually walking around the shore when I first observed it and did not fly off at any point. The beach had human visitors and long needle like fish in the ocean along with occasional dead fish likely due to the recent red tide, but there wasn't an exaggerated amount and none near the bird.

Weather condition:

• Temperature: Average 86°F, Low 78°F
  High 94°F
  -UV index: High UV 7/10
  -Humidity: 65%
  -Dew point: 71°F
  -Precipitation: 0 inches
  -Winds: Average 6 MPH

Visual Description of Organism/ ID justification: The bird has a white body with yellow coloring near the eyes and on the feet along with a pointed black beak. The inaturalist suggested ID for the bird is already what I had in mind when I saw it at the beach as someone had mentioned Egrets were commonly spotted at the location.

Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Along Hwy 29
Glades Co., Florida
22 January 2013

This Black Vulture, and about 5 others, had been feeding on the dead raccoon posted at:
http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/184657

Elizabeth and I drove around the "driving tour road" and stopped at the water trough. A few things there - a few things dead. https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/sambiology/50114-west-texas-gathering-horrible-conditions-but-great-company