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Roger Simmons
Roger Simmons

Birds, Words, Pics + TV

One day, two trips and lots of birds at Orlando Wetlands

Roger Simmons, October 22, 2023October 22, 2023

It’s rare for me not to spend a weekend morning out and about trying to photography birds. It’s even more rare that I go to the same place twice in one day. But, that’s what happened to me on Sunday.

I planned to sleep in and skip birding, but I woke up fairly early and decided to head to the Orlando Wetlands anyway. It was a cool, cloudy morning – but apparently I was in a fog. I really messed up my camera settings and took few usable photos.

Upset with myself, I went through the many settings on my relatively new Canon R6-Mark II, and I found the problem. To confirm that the issue was indeed the camera and not the photographer, I headed back out to the Wetlands on Sunday evening to try to take some more photos. I was much, much happier – and I got to see a lot of birds I didn’t see during the earlier visit.

So, here are pictures from two very different trips on Sunday.

A Crested Caracara takes flight over the Orlando Wetlands in the early morning light in October 2023.
A Tricolored Heron preens in a pond next to the Orlando Wetlands boardwalk in October 2023.
A pair of Bald Eagles continue to check out a former Osprey nest at the Orlando Wetlands in October 2023.
This is what it looks like when a Turkey Vulture decides to fly right at you. From Orlando Wetlands in October 2023.
A Savannah Sparrow, named for the Georgia town in the 19th Century, visits to the Orlando Wetlands in October 2023.
A little Savannah Sparrow stops for a second along a marsh at Orlando Wetlands in October 2023.
A Palm Warbler takes a break next to a pond at Orlando Wetlands in October 2023.
This is the first adult Black-Crowned Nigh-Heron I haven’t seen at the Orlando Wetlands in months. I love the red eyes. Taken October 2023.
A Wood Stork and a White Ibis appear to be playing Simon says at the Orlando Wetlands in October 2023. (Simon says stand on one foot!)
A young Roseate Spoonbill, with a bit of a broken spoon, wades in pond at Orlando Wetlands in October 2023.
A pair of White Ibis enjoy the evening sun at the Orlando Wetlands in October 2023.
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