Birds, Words, Pics + TV
I’ve said it before and I will say it again: The Orlando Wetlands is a magical place.
As the photos below from a couple of trips in February illustrate, the number and diversity of birds at the facility is impressive.
The Roseate Spoonbills grab the attention of most visitors, and that’s only been increasing now that little “teaspoons” are hatching. But there are so many other birds around worth photographing.
These strange-looking birds with their big orange and black beaks swoop down and “skim” across the water, creating their own wakes.
Peafowl is the name for birds that I grew up calling peacocks – but only the male peafowl are called that. The females are called peahens, and their babies are called peachicks.
The Green Heron is one of the smallest of the different herons we see in Central Florida, but that small size just makes them more stealthy.