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On the coast: Birds back after the storm

Roger Simmons, November 19, 2024November 19, 2024

It wasn’t until fairly recently that Black Point Wildlife Drive and Bio Lab Road re-opened. Some other areas still remain closed because of high water or flooding damage.

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Circle of life: Breakfast with Peregrine Falcon

Roger Simmons, November 18, 2024November 18, 2024

Yards in front of my car, a Peregrine Falcon swooped down and grabbed a Common Gallinule, taking the bird to the top of a power pole for breakfast.

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Lost Vermilion Flycatcher now a big celebrity

Roger Simmons, November 15, 2024November 15, 2024

A wayward male Vermilion Flycatcher has become quite the attraction at the Orlando Wetlands after possibly being brought to the area by a recent hurricane..

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Five raptors in one day at Orlando Wetlands

Roger Simmons, November 9, 2024November 8, 2024

Peregrine Falcons, Bald Eagles, American Kestrels and Northern Harriers returning to the area for winter have joined the year-round raptor residents, the Red-shouldered Hawks.

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Catching a Belted Kingfisher with a camera is a challenge

Roger Simmons, November 8, 2024November 7, 2024

These little grey-and-white birds never seem to sit still for very long – preferring to flit about as they look for a fish or shrimp to catch from a pond, river or lagoon.

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Hawks, herons, cranes and more at Orlando Wetlands

Roger Simmons, November 8, 2024November 15, 2024

These birds are so common that sometimes it’s easy to take for granted their residency at the Orlando Wetlands.

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Spotlighting sparrows, wrens and other little birds at Orlando Wetlands

Roger Simmons, November 8, 2024November 7, 2024

Wrens and sparrows that return in the fall are House, Marsh and Sedge wrens as well as Savannah and Swamp sparrows.

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Spending time with Key Deer on Big Pine Key

Roger Simmons, November 7, 2024November 7, 2024

This subspecies of the White-Tail deer has been living in the Keys for hundreds of years, with the first known documentation coming from Spanish explorers in the 1550s.

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