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Pictures: Roseate Spoonbills at Orlando Wetlands Park

Roger Simmons, June 1, 2023August 11, 2023

Some photos of the Roseate Spoonbills at Orlando Wetlands Park, from January to May 2023.

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Remembering Roseate Spoonbills this season

Roger Simmons, May 21, 2023June 13, 2023

Back in January, the park was teaming with Roseate Spoonbills who were settling in for the winter. Now it’s May, and only a few Roseate youngsters are hanging around the park.

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Photographing my 100th bird – who would it be?

Roger Simmons, May 20, 2023June 13, 2023

The other day I realized I was approaching 100 different birds photographed. After a recount, it turned out I was very, very close – just one bird away from the century mark.

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A Great Egret looks harried as she attends to the babies in her nest at Orlando Wetlands Park.

Checking in on the babies at wetlands park

Roger Simmons, March 15, 2023June 13, 2023

I visited near sunset on Tuesday and ended up seeing three sets of youngsters – baby Roseate Spoonbills, baby Great Egrets and, of course, Sandhill Crane colts.

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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.