It’s more colorful at the Orlando Wetlands with the return of pink Roseate Spoonbills and the arrival of blue-and-white Tree Swallows
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A little time for the little birds
It’s the time of the year when little birds – warblers, wrens, sparrows and others – seem to be just about everywhere.
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Thanksgiving with Vermilion Flycatcher
This little lost bird has become quite the attraction – no doubt due to his fearlessness and his location.
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Lost Vermilion Flycatcher now a big celebrity
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
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
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
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
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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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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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.