Sebastian Inlet has many types of bird, marine and reptile life. You’ll see dolphins constantly swimming in the inlet . Different types of birds fly overhead, wade along the water’s edge or spend time on the beach. And you’re also likely to come across some Red-headed Agama lizards.
Here’s a sampling of some of the goings on at the inlet during my visits on Dec. 30, 2024, and on Jan. 1, 2025:
Cormorants giving escort to Dolphins, Sebastian Inlet State Park, December 2024.Royal Tern, Sebastian Inlet State Park, December 2024. Bird is having more success fishing than the human.Royal Tern, Sebastian Inlet State Park, January 2025.Royal Tern, Sebastian Inlet State Park, December 2024.Reddish Egret on the beach at sunset, Sebastian Inlet State Park, January 2025.Reddish Egret on the beach at sunset, Sebastian Inlet State Park, January 2025.Reddish Egret on the beach at sunset, Sebastian Inlet State Park, January 2025.Reddish Egret on the beach at sunset, Sebastian Inlet State Park, January 2025.Reddish Egret and Great Egret on the beach at sunset, Sebastian Inlet State Park, January 2025.Ruddy Turnstones, Sebastian Inlet State Park, December 2024.Royal Tern with something coming out of its beak, Sebastian Inlet State Park, December 2024.Laughing Gulls, Ring Billed Gull and Ruddy Turnstones, Sebastian Inlet State Park, December 2024.Ring-billed Gull, Sebastian Inlet State Park, December 2024.Adult Magnificent Frigatebird, Sebastian Inlet State Park, January 2025.Juvenile Magnificent Frigatebird, Sebastian Inlet State Park, January 2025.Juvenile Magnificent Frigatebird, Sebastian Inlet State Park, January 2025.Red-breasted Merganser flies by, Sebastian Inlet State Park, January 2025.Bald Eagle flies offshore, Sebastian Inlet State Park, January 2025.Red-headed Agama, an invasive species of lizard from Africa, Sebastian Inlet State Park, December 2024.
On a trip to the wildlife preserve, I came across some old favorites as well as three new-to-me birds: A female American Redstart, an Eastern Phoebe and a Least Flycatcher.
Since I started going to the Orlando Wetlands on Jan. 1, 2023, I’ve been trying – and ultimately failing – to get some decent pictures of the Bald Eagle couple who rule the roost at the park. Until now.
