Mead Garden Archives - Roger Simmons

Sleepy owl decides it’s time to wake up

Roger Simmons, October 30, 2025October 30, 2025

I didn’t have seeing this owl on my list of expectations, but that’s part of the wonderful surprises you can get at this urban oasis.

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Spending sunset at Mead Garden in Winter Park

Roger Simmons, March 28, 2025March 28, 2025

Mead Botanical Garden in Winter Park is a great little oasis amid Orlando’s urban jungle, and it’s pretty amazing at sunset.

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Meeting Barred Owl family at Mead Garden

Roger Simmons, April 19, 2024April 18, 2024

After my tour of Mead Garden with the Orange Audubon Society group, I decided to return and see if I could spot some birds I missed on the previous trip: a family of Barred Owls. I saw a youngster with the Audubon group, but he was far away and it…

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Birding with Orange Audubon at Mead Garden

Roger Simmons, April 19, 2024April 18, 2024

The spot was Mead Garden in Winter Park, a wonderful oasis in our urban area and a magnet for a surprising number of birds.

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Wilson’s Warbler? What the heck is it doing here?

Roger Simmons, October 25, 2023October 25, 2023

This is a Wilson’s Warbler, a colorful little bird that isn’t supposed to be in Florida. In fact, it regularly visits just about everywhere in the U.S., Canada and Central America but not Florida.