I came across five different types of warblers during my visit to the Ferndale Preserve on the west side of Lake Apopka.
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Yellow-throated Warbler makes welcomed return
Perhaps it’s because I went to UCF and am partial to black and gold, but the Yellow-throated Warbler is one of my favorite little birds. So you can imagine how surprised and happy I was this week when a Yellow-throated Warbler visited my backyard for the first time in about…
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Appreciating Lake Apopka’s road to recovery
The variety of birds and other wildlife that you can see at Lake Apopka is pretty amazing, especially considering its sorry state just a few years ago.
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Barn Swallows stop by on their way home
I was surprised to find so many Barn Swallows along Joe Overstreet Road, but their early migration let me see just how different their appearance can be.
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A wetlands double-header to close out August
I spent the last full weekend of August at Orlando Wetlands and Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands but saw fewer birds than expected.
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Fiddling around with Fiddler Crabs
After my Ghost Crab sighting at Playalinda Beach, I found hundreds of Fiddler Crabs at Eddy Creek on Merritt Island.
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Watching 2 generations of Reddish Egrets
I’ve seen plenty of adult ones before, but it wasn’t until August along Black Point Wildlife Drive in Merritt Island that I came across a juvenile Reddish Egret. And I got to see both generations together.
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Different focus: White Ibis with mangrove
Instead of focusing on the White Ibis in this crop, I decided to show more of the surrounding area, include the blue water and the mangrove.
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Expected and unexpected birds and more at Merritt Island
A couple of trips to different spots at Merritt Island — Gator Creek Road, Black Point Wildlife Drive and Scrub Ridge Trail — gave me some expected and unexpected subjects to photograph this month.
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For Green Herons, it’s easy being green
While they are year-round residents in Florida, I usually only see Green Herons in summer and fall during my birding trips.