cbrown43's Identifications

I must have found a nesting site because atleast a dozen of these little birds were flying around. Very small and quick. I believe them to be a Blue-headed vireo after some consultation with my TA. Although I did look into it a bit more after asking him, and they could also potentially be the Plumbeous vireo. Coloration was a bit difficult to see, but definitely one of those two.

Edit: Thank you all for correcting the ID! I am definitely not a birder, so I appreciate the help!

They were located at the entrance of the preserve. I quietly observed them for about 5 minutes, then continued my walk. When I returned 2 hours later they were not there anymore. I believe the male is the bigger specimen and the female the smaller one.

This organism was spotted about 30 meters from a pond at Ragan Park near Ybor City in Tampa, Florida. It was very far away compared to other turtles that I have seen at this pond, and was in the shade, so I decided to inspect it to see if it was injured as there was a road nearby and it was facing away from the road. It has thinly webbed feat that poked out of the front of its shell and wrinkly skin that engulfed its head as it retracted it back into its shell. Its back feet and tail could only be seen slightly, which is unusual if the turtle was basking. It had a light, creamy tan colored carapace that was smooth and shiny and fairly flat. Its carapace was approximately 53cm in length and about 28cm wide at the center. It did not appear startled at all by me, which was alarming and instead sat without walking away. Earlier this week I saw a dead softshell turtle, so it may have been sick because Ragan Park's water is highly polluted with garbage and other waste. Upon cloer inspection, it seemed to have a smell like rotting flesh and a small bit of pus dripped from its shell. I picked it up to see if it had been hit by a car/ if it needed rehabilitated but it was not bleeding and appeared fine otherwise. I brought it closer to the water and it ran away and dove into the water like it was just fine, so hopefully that is the case.