The big crowds that came daily to marvel at all the birds nesting or hatching have dissipated and the serene environment is back.
Tag: Great Blue Heron
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Orlando Wetlands sunset visits are rewarding
I made several sunset visits in April with specific birds in mind to photograph, but I also took pictures of many other birds, too.
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Orlando Wetlands’ babies have harrowing weekend
Paragliders flew around the cypress dome near the boardwalk, upsetting visitors as well as the large number of nesting birds there.
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Orlando Wetlands is a bit more colorful
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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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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Rewarding mid-morning visit to Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
This visit was going to be much later than my usual early morning trips to LAWD. I wasn’t sure what I might find there at mid-morning.
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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.
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Beach crabbing, er, birding at Canaveral National Seashore
Just before Hurricane Debby visited Florida earlier this month, I took at trip to the Canaveral National Seashore to do some pre-storm birding.
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Finding ducks, other birds at Lake Apopka
I went to Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive hoping to see some early migrating warblers, but I settled for photographing some other pretty birds.
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Visiting Viera and the ‘other’ wetlands
The small part that I did see was impressive – a great pond with lots of wading birds and a rookery for egrets and other birds. An adult and juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron flew overhead, and a pair of Roseate Spoonbills were hanging around.