Kids (and adults) are doing just fine at Orlando Wetlands
Roger Simmons,
It’s been a fantastic spring season at Orland Wetlands with so many different birds nesting and successfully raising their young.
A pair of Sandhill Crane families started off the baby boom with their colts, and last I checked all three of the now-juvenile cranes were doing fine and growing like crazy.
The Roseate Spoonbills throughout the park have had a very productive spring with lots of little spoonies maturing into juvenile rosies.
Majestic Great Egrets have been busy too with their little chicks growing into not-so-little ones in what seems like a blink of an eye.
And other birds have been supporting their families too. On a recent Sunday evening I saw adults including a Black-crowned Night Heron, a Red-shouldered Hawk and an Osprey securing food or nesting material for their families.
Here’s a look at how the kids and adults have been doing at Orlando Wetlands.
Having a rare Monday off from work, and wanting to go birding at someplace other than my usual spots, I headed down to Osceola County to return to Joe Overstreet Road.