For 140 years after John Audubon first cataloged this bird, the Great White Heron was considered a species separate from the Great Blue Heron.
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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Key West is for the birds, and that’s great
In the continental U.S.’ southern-most city, there many great places to go birding – including conventional and unconventional places.
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Fort Zachary Taylor in Key West delivers on birding promise
I spent more than an hour walking around the park and coming across many birds, including lots of warblers plus some birds of prey.
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Exploring, birding at Fort Jefferson in Dry Tortugas
Overall, there were shore birds I expected to see and some other birds that I was a bit surprised to find so far away from the mainland.
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Why Central Florida is a birding paradise
With some much geographic diversity, no wonder there’s so much birding diversity in our region.
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Egrets, eagles and other birds at Merritt Island
I really enjoy visiting the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge for birding, especially early in the morning.
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Little birds and a little history at Brownie Wise Park
I was specifically hoping to see some migrating little birds at Brownie Wise Park, but I got a business history lesson, too.
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Surprise at Brownie Wise: Bald Eagles are back
The pair of nesting Bald Eagles I found at the Kissimmee park were there first I have seen in the area since May.
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Rewarding mid-morning visit to Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
This visit was going to be much later than my usual early morning trips to LAWD. I wasn’t sure what I might find there at mid-morning.
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Black-bellied Whistling Ducks at Orlando Wetlands
These strange-looking brown, black and white ducks with pink feet have a special place in my heart.