For the past several outdoor outings I’ve been trying to find and photograph some little birds. They’re tough to spot and don’t hang around long for a picture.
For Snowy Egret, it’s lunch on the boardwalk
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.
On a quest to see a Painted Bunting
It was a windy, cloudy Saturday when my wife Lisa and I decided to visit the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, but we had a goal in mind: Try to see a Painted Bunting.
Shy guy likes to blend in: American Bittern
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.
Little Green Heron grabs a little lunch
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.
Pictures: Roger’s favorite photos
This is an ever-changing gallery of my favorite photographs taken in and around Central Florida.
Cedar Waxwings: When 50-plus birds drop by
I had quite a surprise this evening when looked up in our still-bare Winged Elm tree and noticed a flock of Cedar Waxwings was visiting.
Checking in on the babies at wetlands park
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.
Evening puts Wetlands Park in new light
It wasn’t until this past Saturday that I visited Orlando Wetlands Park in the evening, and what a difference there was.
Sandhill Crane colts growing up: 1 week old
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.