Tag: Little Blue Heron

Rewarding mid-morning visit to Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive

Roger Simmons, September 20, 2024September 20, 2024

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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Appreciating Lake Apopka’s road to recovery

Roger Simmons, September 12, 2024September 13, 2024

The variety of birds and other wildlife that you can see at Lake Apopka is pretty amazing, especially considering its sorry state just a few years ago.

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Expected and unexpected birds and more at Merritt Island

Roger Simmons, August 26, 2024August 25, 2024

A couple of trips to different spots at Merritt Island — Gator Creek Road, Black Point Wildlife Drive and Scrub Ridge Trail — gave me some expected and unexpected subjects to photograph this month.

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Visiting Newton Park in Winter Garden

Roger Simmons, July 8, 2024July 21, 2024

Named after A. B. Newton, Winter Garden’s first mayor, the park sits on the north shore of Lake Apopka.

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Summertime along Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive

Roger Simmons, July 8, 2024July 8, 2024

The 11-mile drive is a great place for birding, and that includes during the dog days of summer.

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Birds are definitely back at Black Point

Roger Simmons, December 13, 2023December 13, 2023

An early morning visit to Merritt Island delivered Roseate Spoonbills Wood Storks, Reddish Egrets, Great Herons, Osprey, Scrub-Jays and lots and lots of different ducks.

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Merritt Island trip brings 3 new-to-me birds, other favorites

Roger Simmons, October 15, 2023October 15, 2023

On a trip to the wildlife preserve, I came across some old favorites as well as three new-to-me birds: A female American Redstart, an Eastern Phoebe and a Least Flycatcher.

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Scrub-Jays are highlight of the day for Merritt Island visit

Roger Simmons, September 24, 2023October 2, 2023

I visited the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge hoping to see some Florida Scrub-Jays and some Bald Eagles. I was fortunate enough to see both, as well as some other birds

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Before I forget: Photos from weekend birding trips

Roger Simmons, August 20, 2023August 25, 2023

Over the course of the past three days, I visited three of my favorite birding spots: Orlando Wetlands (twice), Black Point Wildlife Drive on Merritt Island and Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive. The Belted Kingfishers I photographed on Friday sort of stole all my attention, but I did get to take…

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Baby ducks and Belted Kingfisher make my day

Roger Simmons, August 7, 2023August 7, 2023

My most recent trip to the Orlando Wetlands on Sunday, August 6, started by spotting a group of 16 (!) baby Black-bellied Whistling Ducks and ended with photographs of an elusive Belted Kingfisher.