I am linking up with Mosaic Monday and Our World Tuesday and NC Sue's Wordless. They are both fun memes to participate in...I hope you can join in with the fun and check out some of the participating posts.
I am sharing some images and mosaics from our visit to the Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park located in Homosassa on Florida Gulf Coast. This park showcases Florida's native animals and some birds that were rescued and rehabilitated. It is sometimes called an assisted living facility or a haven for animals in need.
I took so many photos at this park I could not possibly show them all. I am picking a few favorites. Above is the Owl mosaic with the Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl on the top row and the bottom row has the Barn Owls and a Burrowing Owl.
The Barn Owl is one beautiful owl. I would love to see one in the wild.
Above the Bald Eagle mosaic.
A larger image of the Bald Eagles.
A larger image of the Fulvous Whistling Duck they are found in Central and South America and the southern USA. If you are ever in the area I would highly suggesting visiting this park. The birds are just awesome and I believe Manatees can be seen in the winter months. Thank you for visiting and for all the nice comments.. Have a great day and week ahead!
I use Pic Monkey to create my mosaics, you can use Pic Monkey free or pay for an upgraded version.
Thanks to Judith our host of Mosaic Monday and to the hosting group of Our World Tuesday: Arija, Gattina, Lady Fi, Sylvia, Sandy and Jennifer and to Sue for Wordless Wednesday on Tuesdays.
107 comments:
Hi Eileen, I love all the favorite photos you shared from your visit, but the barn owl is my favorite. Incredible detail!
Always . . . ALWAYS . . . great photos . . .
I like the male Wood Duck on the log with two turtles . . .
the raptors are just so wonderful. :)
and i'd like to see a fulvous some day. :)
Hi Eileen, Wow, those are some fascinating photos. Love those eagles! Have a great day.
the barn owls look almost futuristic. beautiful, all of these birds and i love the assisted living for wildlife... we have those here to.
A friend and I visited just a few days ago. I live very close to the park and my friend is here vacationing from Ohio. I always take my visitors here as the park is just wonderful. Your photographs are really well done.
Hello Eileen,
Beautiful collages, i love the last photo.
The barn owl and the bald eagle are fantastic.
Best regards, Irma
Goodness, what a burst of live action nature shots. Incredible, the owls have it my eyes!
Hari OM
What a wonderful array!!! Nothing beats seeing them in the wild... but to have a facility of this nature also is a blessing... YAM xx
the bald eagles, WoW...my heart skipped a beat, they are just magnificent!!
beautiful ducks as well!!!!
Hi Eileen,
fabulous photos of the different owls, the eagle and the ducks. Great !
Best regards, Synnöve
Beautiful shots of the raptors and the ducks.
Wow, fantastic shots of these many kinds of birds especially the eagles and owl.
Wonderful photos! I'm glad there are places that take care of injured birds.
Hi Eileen - they are all great photo's but my favourites are the owl and ducks.
All the best Jan
Fantastic photos. I love the first two !!
Good Sunday.
Besos.
Lovely photos !
What a fabulous way to see all the "exotic" birds!
I can only begin to imagine the number of photos I would have liked to take. Love those barn owls and the eagles!
Beautiful shots Eileen!
Especially I love the last one,
it's perfect :))
Must be fun to go with you for
a walk, you always see so many
nice things/critters :)
Have a beautiful Sunday and a
happy week ahead :)
Tinna ✐
Lovely pictures!
Wonderfully amazing pictures
terrific shots. It must have been hard picking out which ones to post. I can't even pick a favorite!!
Hi Eileen, your photos are always stunning. I love the barn owl shot. Also enjoyed your critter post below. I could never begin to gather the wonderful finds you share. Always enjoy my visit.
Have a great evening. Hugs, CM
Beautiful birds.
Nice to look at the beautiful birds, but a little regret that they are in captivity. Regards.
I love all of those beautiful owls!
I thought the barn owls were so sweet and then I saw the Eagles...so majestic!
It sounds like a great park to visit. I love the Barn Owl's face, so cute.
OWLS! Tawny Whistlers! What gems today, E!
ALOHA from Honolulu,
ComfortSpiral
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Fulvous Whistling Duck
FANCY!
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Fantastic images, so nice the eagles!
We learned a few facts about birds of prey in a recent desert safari - amazing creatures.
fabulous shots, Eileen!
Beautiful photos! I love the owls and the eagles. Enjoy your week, Eileen!
grat to have aplace like this and wonderful to photograph there. As usual you images are amazing. Thanks for linking me in. My trip was amazing. Everyone should go to this island and I will be back next year adn hope to tak eother with me.
Lovely pictures of these owls, it must have been thrilling to go to Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park.
Seeing the Barn owl in the wild is much luck since they are rather nocturnal and start hunting quite late in the evening :)
Lovely ducks too!
congratulations Eileen, enjoy your day :)
Another great and beautiful post! I love the owls and duck photos.
So unique, and beautiful.
thank You
BShell
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Your birds are gorgeous,as always!! especially I like the last photo. They capture imagination about their life and natures around them.
Eagles always pull at my heart strings. Great post!! Have a great week~ Jackie
Beautiful. Some unusual owls there. My favorite though, is the bald eagle. We have them here, common in our area, but always still thrills me to see them.
So glad we no longer need to purchase film and wait for developing. Thank you for sharing these outstanding photos.
Such handsome and fascinating birds!
Thank you for sharing and have a great week!
Great shots of nature's natural habitats.
Stunning images as always Eileen, your collages are always works of art.
We have a barn owl who stops by in the dead of night keeping us awake with his call, let me know when to expect your visit!
Maggie
A amazing photos --the ducks were so interesting and of course the barn owls the most so.
Wow! Such beautiful creatures. How well you have framed them!
Such beautiful images!
Thank you so much for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2015/06/island-welcome-labadee-haiti.html
I have to get up there. I think it's only about an hour's drive. *rushes to calendar*
I love owls Eileen, so your pictures gave me great joy. Of course all your pictures are wonderful.
Oh, I LOVE the barn owls!!
Eileen, thanks so much for the quick visit to Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. I adore owls (you'd never guess) so really enjoyed your pic of them. The barn owls are so different looking. Eagles and ducks -- all your feathered friends are gorgeous! Happy Monday!
Love these owls and eagles!! :)
Oh my gosh Eileen, these are incredible. The owls...I felt almost like I could feel their soft feathers.
Great shots, what a fun place to visit.
Wonderful series of images. The birds are beautiful and colorful.
I can't tell you how wonderful and exotic these are to me! Beautiful!
Amalia
xo
Wow! These are wonderful photos!
Happy day and week to you too :)
Beautiful!!!
I remember the first time I saw a Fulvous Duck here in Texas...my first ever, and I was elated. They're so very pretty.
I have always been enchanted by Owls and Eagles.
I grew up in a region of the Country where they were plentiful-
Lovely photos!
Have a splendid week,
Jemma
Eileen, I love the wood duck which looks like he was painted with a brush. The turtles in the photo are a bonus. Thanks for sharing. Sylvia D.
I love the third picture of the owls.
Love them all..Great Owls...Thanks for sharing and hosting Eileen..
This is one of our favorite parks...we live about 45 minutes from it. So we go pretty often. It's where we've seen the manatees in the winter. I take tons of photos ever time we visit! lol There's so much to see. I'm so glad you got to go my friend. Hugs, Diane
Beautiful shots of all the birds Eileen. I love the barn owls too, although have never seen one in the wild. I have seen the great horned and the barred owls though! Always such a treat to witness such amazing owls.
Wendy
Great pictures! I was just ona field trip with my grand. Saw the barn owls they are adorable!
So many wonderful birds. I especially like the owlies!
I have a growing appreciation for owls after seeing a number of burrowing owls in Florida, The barn owls are gorgeous Eileen, I hope they're happy in captivity.
Thanks for linking to Mosaic Monday.
To see barn owls in the wild you need to look for them at night! Nice pictures! Gr. John
All your photos are fantastic but the Bald Eagle is my favorite. They are so majestic in flight!
Enjoy your week.
Sure would like to see any owl:) your pics are excellent!
Fabulous photos especially the Barn Owl.
Such excellent shots of stunning birds! I like Owls very much - and Eagles!
Awesome shots Eileen! The standouts for me are the Fulvous, Barn Owls, and Eagles. I'd also love to see the Barn Owl in the wild. Looks like a great place to get closer than usual to some pretty critters.
What amazing owls mosaics!!! Awww, Eileen, I'm crazy about them and all of your pictures are wonderful!
Those owls ... who? ... are a trip.
Oh, such a wonderful variety of birds and superb captures as always, Eileen!! It's always a delight to visit your blog and see so many birds that I've never had a chance to see before!! Thank you as always for sharing!! Have a great new week!
Very nice ! I love the Ducks !
The owls and bald eagles are amazingly beautiful, Eileen. Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos.
Fantastic shots! Love the owls and eagles! Very impressive!
The ducks are what captured my attention. They are so beautiful.
I do love owls and eagles and how wonderful to get so close....have a great week Eileen!
we loved our trip there. such fun!! love the owls. so fun!! thanks, for sharing with us. i am a real ball. ( :
Beautiful Eileen... I am quite drawn to all of the owls and the whistling duck!
Beautiful birds and as always you did a great job of photographing them.
Thanks for sharing with us.
I love those owls - they just have that amazing, wise look to them.
Great shots, I love the owls, they are so, so, I don't know, just wonderful.
I love pic monkey for a lot of purposes.
Quack! Quack! Love the collectioN!
Magnificent owl photos. Fun to see mosaics from your trip. The Whistling Duck looks interesting.
I love the owls, especially the barn owls. Gorgeous!
Great shots Eileen. It is good to hear about the rehabilitation centre.
Have a wonderful week. Mine seems to be getting busier, and I am supposed to be "retired" - hah!
These birds are beautiful !!
Fantastic pictures !!
More grand bird photos. How can I choose my favorite, except to say that I have long wanted to get a photo of wood duck in the wild. We have there here; in fact, my dad's pond was home to pair long ago. I wonder if they are still there?
Great set of images. I love birds of prey. One thing for sure, you will never sneak up on an owl. They seem to be aware of everything that is going on around them. Have blessed day.
What wonderful photos of the birds. I love seeing photos of owls as I so rarely see them in nature.
What a wonderful park. The barn owl looks truly one of a kind. Thanks for sharing the fun.
Owls are some of my favorite creatures. The ones in here are so beautiful.
Incredible series and what a wonderful place, this warmed my heart very much!!!
Really super all these beautiful owls and birds of prey.
I love owls and leave you a dazzling variance here to see owls. Thank you Eileen :-)
Hi Eileen,
The owls are very beautiful.
Here in Atlanta, we have a place called The Chattahoochee Nature Center, which also provides a home for hurt animals and birds.
Very nice photos and subjects!
Have a Wonderful Day!
Peace :)
Wow, what marvelous creatures! I like them all.
I'm wordless. Just wonderful photos and wonderful birds.
R. Täysin arkista
These rehab centres do a great job.
beautiful birds all of them. I´m glad they are taken care of. .)
WOW!! Awesome shots of the eagles and the owls!!
Bet it was fun for you to be so close!!!
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