Located west of Kenansville, Lake Marian is in a fairly remote part of Osceola County, but it is a good place for birding.
Tag: Osprey

Reddish Egret puts on a sunset show
Reddish Egrets are eye-catching and entertaining with their hunting methods, in which they often appear to be dancing across the water.

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

Ospreys make a splash fishing at Sebastian Inlet
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.

Peregrine Falcon in flight at Lake Apopka
The falcon decided to swoop down from a powerline in search of a meal from the ducks and coots in one of the ponds.

Merritt Island becomes a mecca for birds
The sheer amount and different species of birds that have returned to the area for migration is impressive.

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

Why Central Florida is a birding paradise
With some much geographic diversity, no wonder there’s so much birding diversity in our region.

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.

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