These striking black-and-white raptors fly to Florida in the summer from South America. To paraphrase an old Delta Airlines commercial, these birds love to fly and it shows.
Author: Roger Simmons
Roger Simmons is a longtime Florida journalist and Sunshine State native. He started RogerSimmons.com in 2001 as an outlet for his personal interests including the history of Orlando TV news and Central Florida sports. Now his focus is on learning more about Florida birds and photography. His Orlando TV content can be found at OrlandoTVNews.RogerSimmons.com .
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Photographing darting Barn Swallows at Lake Apopka
As the seasons change in Florida (as much as seasons change here), the birds in the area change too. And it’s the time of year for seeing Barn Swallows at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive. I came across a group of them on Saturday. From my experience last year, I knew…
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American Flamingos – close but not close enough
When I heard some flamingos were spotted next to the road to Playalinda Beach, I drove over to see if they might be close enough for some photos. But …
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Black-necked Stilt babies star at Orlando Wetlands
Three Black-necked Stilt chicks are the undisputed current stars of Orlando Wetlands. Everyone wants to photograph these baby wading birds.
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Finding red foxes in London’s Hyde Park
I turned a corner on one of the paths and noticed a bit of movement over to my left. There was a red fox, just standing there looking at me.
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European vacation: 27 new birds for me
While visiting three counties – Netherlands, Scotland and England – I came across 27 new-to-me birds.
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Red-headed Woodpecker makes it red-letter day on Joe Overstreet
I made a trip down to the remote birding area in Osceola County to try to see this bird that I had not seen in almost a year.
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Six months later, a return to UCF Arboretum
I hadn’t been to the UCF Arboretum in six months, and with the birds I saw this time, it won’t be that long between visits again.
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Kids (and adults) are doing just fine at Orlando Wetlands
It’s been a fantastic spring season at Orlando Wetlands watching so many different birds nest and successfully raise their young.
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Birds make a splash along Biolab Road
I recently took a drive down Biolab Road, and I was pleasantly surprised by how many birds were out and about along that stretch.