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Roger Simmons
Roger Simmons

Birds, Words, Pics + TV

Tag: Red-Winged Blackbird

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Dancing Reddish Egret, its imitator and an Osprey splashdown

Roger Simmons, July 26, 2023August 5, 2023

A quick Sunday morning trip to Black Point Wildlife Drive on Merritt Island was worth it with a Reddish Egret, Little Blue Heron and one very wet Osprey.

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One of my favorites: Red-winged Blackbird

Roger Simmons, May 23, 2023February 4, 2025

When I see a male Red-winged Blackbird, with his colorful red, yellow and black wings, it’s hard not to stop and take a few pictures. The females are equally intriguing.

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On a quest to see a Painted Bunting

Roger Simmons, March 19, 2023June 13, 2023

It was a windy, cloudy Saturday when my wife Lisa and I decided to visit the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, but we had a goal in mind: Try to see a Painted Bunting.

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Evening puts Wetlands Park in new light

Roger Simmons, March 12, 2023

It wasn’t until this past Saturday that I visited Orlando Wetlands Park in the evening, and what a difference there was.

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