Finding some very colorful characters at Lake Apopka

The Lake Apopka area is definitely a not-so-hidden gem for birders and nature lovers. There is so much variety to be found there, as well as nature’s rainbow of colors.

On a couple of recent weekend mornings, I came across birds sporting colors of blue, purple, green, brown, tan, gray and black. not to mention a some yellow and orange butterflies.

I was especially pleased to photograph an Eastern Bluebird parent with an offspring, and an entertaining Least Bittern darting about in a pond along the lake’s wildlife drive.