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There's no mistaking the roseate spoonbill, with its bright pink plumage and distinctive shovel-shaped beak. Usually seen in pairs or large groups, they feed on mud flats.

One of the noisiest residents of the marsh, the moorhen - also known as the common gallinule or marsh hen - has a distinctive red beak compared to their cousins the coots.

A distinctive white-bellied blue heron, the Louisiana heron is also known as the tricolored heron.

The osprey is a large black and white raptor, up to two feet tall and with a six-foot wingspan. It dives for fish and is found near freshwater and saltwater habitats.

A colonial nesting bird, the cattle egret is often seen in large flocks overhead in morning and evening, heading to and from their roosts and nests in shrubs along shorelines.

One of the most common birds you'll see in Florida's marshes, coots are among the noisiest. When they take off, they look like they're running on water before they launch into the sky.

Cormorants can be easily confused with the anhinga, but are a more social bird. You’ll see them hanging out in groups.