Birds, Words, Pics + TV
Despite the gloomy weather for the long three-day weekend, I went out to Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on the morning of July 4 to celebrate our independence … with birds, of course.
The birds didn’t seem to care about the holiday, and the humans seemed to be sleeping in for it – so it was great to get some quiet time out in the refuge.
Here are some of the birds — and one non-bird creature — I came across.
At a time when many birds have left the area for summer, it’s good to visit the year-round residents at the UCF Arboretum.
I photographed this pair of Sandhill Crane colts when they were just two days old. Now, they are a little more than a week old.
Morning is the best time for birding, which isn’t easy for me since I am not a morning person. But on a sunrise trip to the UCF Arboretum on June 9, I heard a familiar wake-up call. It was a Carolina Wren.