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.
Northern Shoveler shows his true colors
The Northern Shoveler isn’t just your average duck. He’s a bit two-faced.
Northern Flicker: Not your average woodpecker
He looks a little different from his woodpecker cousins. And he acts a little different than other woodpeckers, too.
These herons are creatures of the night
There are several different types of herons, but a couple are harder to find than others.
Baby Sandhill Crane colts make debut
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.
Two Eagles – double-trouble for birds at Orlando Wetlands Park
When hundreds of different types of birds suddenly take off, there’s usually a good reason.
What’s on TV tonight? You finally found out in July 1951
Jacksonville’s WMBR-TV Channel 4 went on the air on Oct. 16, 1949, broadcasting four hours a day from its 478-foot antenna on the city’s southside. But it would be nearly two years before Orlando newspapers took note and began running daily TV listings for the area’s closest station.
David Pingalore doing sports at Los Angeles’ KTLA
David “Ping” Pingalore may be moving on to bigger and better things after WKMG-Channel 6 decided not to renew his contract last month. The longtime Orlando sports anchor posted a Facebook Live video Monday night from the newsroom of Los Angeles’ KTLA-Channel 5. He’ll be doing the sports report there tonight. “I said a few…
It’s been 6 years since WUCF saved PBS in Central Florida
This month marks six years since WUCF became Central Florida’s PBS affiliate and saved public TV for the region, keeping alive a non-commercial, educational service started in 1965. But let’s go back — way back — to the beginning of this story. In April 1952, the Federal Communications Commission assigned four television channels for Orlando…
Orlando broadcasting pioneer Lee Colee Hamilton dies at 90
Orlando broadcasting pioneer Lee Colee Hamilton passed away earlier this month at age 90. She started at Orlando radio station WLOF as an “office girl” and eventually became Florida’s first female broadcast salesperson. She eventually rose to general sales manager at WLOF Radio and WLOF-TV Channel 9, which she helped launch in 1958.