This was painted on Tamiami Trail almost across from Big Cypress Gallery, late January.  The water level now during dry season is quite low. This is a great place to see many wading birds at all times of the day.   I’m planning to use this study as material for a larger studio painting. 

Earlier, there must have been hundreds of white birds...egrets, wood storks, ibises.  Then they were startled and all took off into the air. That was quite a sight.