We decided to take a short mid-week break and headed toward mid central Florida. Summer started later in the week, but as usual the summer heat and humidity arrived long before that. Our hike, on a trail with no shade, started about 7 a.m. and by 8:30 we were back in the car with the air conditioning running. The predicted high temperature for the day was 94 degrees, and the humidity high, so we knew the hike would be short.
The above juvenile Purple Martin, identified as such as he sat on a perch with adult birds I assume were his parents, watched us walk by. The bird below provided such a nice contrast to its background and the spray of branches I couldn’t resist the shot.
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