Category: Orlando Wetlands

For Snowy Egret, it’s lunch on the boardwalk

Roger Simmons, March 23, 2023June 13, 2023

A Snowy Egret stopped by to grab a little lunch at the Cypress Boardwalk at the Orlando Wetlands Park. Fortunately for me, I got photograph the whole thing.

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Shy guy likes to blend in: American Bittern

Roger Simmons, March 18, 2023June 20, 2023

They’re really shy birds – not sure if it’s because they have a really interesting call. To me it sounds like an amplified version of water dripping.

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Little Green Heron grabs a little lunch

Roger Simmons, March 17, 2023June 13, 2023

The Green Heron is one of the smallest of the different herons we see in Central Florida, but that small size just makes them more stealthy.

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A Great Egret looks harried as she attends to the babies in her nest at Orlando Wetlands Park.

Checking in on the babies at wetlands park

Roger Simmons, March 15, 2023June 13, 2023

I visited near sunset on Tuesday and ended up seeing three sets of youngsters – baby Roseate Spoonbills, baby Great Egrets and, of course, Sandhill Crane colts.

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Evening puts Wetlands Park in new light

Roger Simmons, March 12, 2023

It wasn’t until this past Saturday that I visited Orlando Wetlands Park in the evening, and what a difference there was.

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Sandhill Crane colts growing up: 1 week old

Roger Simmons, March 12, 2023

I photographed this pair of Sandhill Crane colts when they were just two days old. Now, they are a little more than a week old.

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Great Egret babies: Faces only a mother could love

Roger Simmons, March 9, 2023

The first thing that came to my mind when seeing them was how prehistoric they look, like some character out of one of the Jurassic Park franchise movies.

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These herons are creatures of the night

Roger Simmons, March 6, 2023June 13, 2023

There are several different types of herons, but a couple are harder to find than others.

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Baby Sandhill Crane colts make debut

Roger Simmons, March 6, 2023June 13, 2023

Some baby Sandhill Cranes hatched late last week at Orlando Wetlands Park. The two-day-old birds were the focus of lots of attention – not just from their parents.

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