As my days in Florida were dwindling down, I read that Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge was a good place to see Roseate Spoonbills (the large pink birds that kind of look like flamingos but have a spoon shaped bill). I got up well before…

Though now all of these show the namesake blue coloration in their gills, and none of them are giving the more impressive threat display that pikeblennies are somewhat famous for, these Bluethroat Pikeblennies (Chaenopsis ocellata) appeared at the Blue Heron Bridge one day and were…