UCF’s Arboretum is my go-to place for birding if I only have a limited amount of time. It’s the closest birding hotspot to my house, and it usually never disappoints with what you can see there.
That included a recent evening when I went there just before sunset. I was rewarded with sightings of daddy and baby Eastern Bluebirds, and red-headed male and female Pileated Woodpeckers.
A few deer even showed up to complete the evening.
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