As I have seen in Osceola County, there is another threat for the Snail Kites’ survival: Our growing human population.
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 still be found on this site under the Orlando TV category.
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Crested Caracara is a beautiful Florida ‘scavenger’
I used to think that Crested Caracaras were the best-looking members of the vulture family, but I was completely wrong.
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Late summer at Orlando Wetlands: Hot but rewarding
The temperature quickly jumps into the 80s and starts speeding toward the 90s. The weather isn’t great, but the birding is pretty good.
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Finally meeting Mr. Snail Kite at Lake Toho
I was excited to finally see and photograph some Snail Kites, but they were all females. But I found some male kites at Lake Tohopekaliga.
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Adding 14 new birds to my catalog, plus some old faces in new places
Thanks to a recent vacation, a work trip and visiting my usual haunts, I have added 14 new birds to my life list.
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Birds with late departure, early check-in at Lake Apopka
It seemed too late in the summer for the Swallow-tailed Kite to be here and too early for the Yellow Warbler to arrive.
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Discovering Sail Kites at Lake Kissimmee
These raptors were known as Everglade Snail Kites up until 1983 when it was found the Florida population was just a subspecies of the bird.
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Whale tail tales: Identifying 7 humpbacks I saw in Alaska
So, how do can you identify a humpback whale using the catalog? It’s pretty easy if you get a picture of a whale’s tail.
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Amazing Humpback Whale bubble-net feeding experience in Alaska
We got to see them swim, dive, expel air from their blowholes and show off their tails. But their bubble-net-feeding was incredible to watch.
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This sure isn’t SeaWorld. Watching Orcas in Alaska
We were expecting to see Humpback Whales – and we did later on – but the first whales we spotted were a small pod of Orcas, or Killer Whales