Birds, Words, Pics + TV
Take a cloudy, rainy day and add in some black-and-dark-gray male Sail Kites, and your get an incredible landscape to photograph.
That’s the opportunity that presented itself when I visited Osceola County looking for endangered Snail Kites. I was going to call off the attempt because of the poor weather, but I am glad I didn’t.
Seeing these birds on an overcast, drizzly day added a moody feel to the photos. When the sun did pop out, I was also able to get some photos of the kites feeding.
From birds to bunnies, from Ruby-throated hummingbirds to Swallow-tailed Kites, it was an amazing morning.
It wasn’t until fairly recently that Black Point Wildlife Drive and Bio Lab Road re-opened. Some other areas still remain closed because of high water or flooding damage.
Even though it’s the slow summer season for birding, I know that a visit to the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive will usually supply something memorable. And that was the case when I visited on Saturday, July 22.