Tag: Osprey

Fort DeSoto reopens and the birds return

Roger Simmons, May 4, 2025May 3, 2025

Last weekend, I visited the park and was happy to see many of the birds have returned – including migrating warblers.

Roger Simmons, January 15, 2025January 15, 2025

A friend told me about this spectacle at the inlet, where Ospreys circle overhead hunting for fish then come crashing down to make a catch.

Roger Simmons, December 26, 2024December 26, 2024

The falcon decided to swoop down from a powerline in search of a meal from the ducks and coots in one of the ponds.

Roger Simmons, December 6, 2024December 6, 2024

The sheer amount and different species of birds that have returned to the area for migration is impressive.

Roger Simmons, November 7, 2024November 7, 2024

For 140 years after John Audubon first cataloged this bird, the Great White Heron was considered a species separate from the Great Blue Heron.

Roger Simmons, October 28, 2024October 28, 2024

With some much geographic diversity, no wonder there’s so much birding diversity in our region.

Roger Simmons, August 22, 2024August 22, 2024

Just before Hurricane Debby visited Florida earlier this month, I took at trip to the Canaveral National Seashore to do some pre-storm birding.

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.

Roger Simmons, May 20, 2024May 20, 2024

I made a trip down to the remote birding area in Osceola County to try to see this bird that I had not seen in almost a year.

Roger Simmons, May 19, 2024May 20, 2024

It’s been a fantastic spring season at Orlando Wetlands watching so many different birds nest and successfully raise their young.