Birds, Butterflies, and More
Salt Springs Park offers a diversity of wildlife habitats, including grasslands, wetlands, old-growth forests, and meadows. Over 150 species of birds have been seen in the park. Butterflies and all kinds of flying insects abound here as well. All photographs were taken by George Schreck, unless otherwise noted.
Black swallowtail caterpillar
Black swallowtail
Yellow tiger swallowtail on dame's rocket
Common merganser, female
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Harrier, female
Harrier, male
Blue jay
Eastern bluebird, male
Broad-winged hawk
Red-tailed hawk
Kestrel, hovering, hunting
Dragonfly, Eastern pondhawk, male
Red-spotted purple butterfly
Rough-legged hawk
Osprey, aka fish hawk
Tree swallows
Red-wing blackbird, common in the spring.
Widow skimmer
Skipper on butterfly bush
Hummingbird moth on burdock
Bluet damselfly
Great blue heron, often seen along park creeks
Mourning dove
Eastern wild turkey, toms
Monarch on boneset
Juvenile black-crowned night heron by Deborah O'Hara.
Juvenile black-crowned night heron by Deborah O'Hara.
Black-capped chickadee
Female hairy woodpecker