Category: Across Florida

Key West is for the birds, and that’s great

Roger Simmons, November 6, 2024November 7, 2024

In the continental U.S.’ southern-most city, there many great places to go birding – including conventional and unconventional places.

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Double dose of Great Horned Owl owlets

Roger Simmons, February 28, 2024February 28, 2024

I came across two sets of Great Horned Owl owlets about 100 miles apart, in Pinellas and Osceola counties.

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Cranes, cranes everywhere (and other birds too) at Joe Overstreet

Roger Simmons, February 15, 2024February 16, 2024

Several weeks before I saw a group of about 20 Sandhill Cranes there. This time there were 10 times that number. Yes, around 200 cranes.

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My red, white and blue birds on Memorial Day

Roger Simmons, May 29, 2023June 13, 2023

I spent Memorial Day morning at Fish Hawk Creek Preserve South in Hillsborough County, and I was able to photograph a very patriotic trio of new-to-me birds.