There was a Sandhill Crane family with a two-week old colt and another with a pair of month-old colts.
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Enjoying late winter, early spring at Orlando Wetlands
I haven’t been able to go as often as I did last year, but each trip usually includes some special moment involving birds or other creatures who live there.
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Cranes, cranes everywhere (and other birds too) at Joe Overstreet
Several weeks before I saw a group of about 20 Sandhill Cranes there. This time there were 10 times that number. Yes, around 200 cranes.
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Bald Eagle flyby at sunset – great way to end a day
Near sunset, as the winds died down and I was leaving the park, a Bald Eagle flew over my head, then circled back and flew directly over me.
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Birding doubleheader: OW, MINWR trips prove winners
I decided to make the most of what has been rare January sunshine and hit up both Orlando Wetlands and the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Sort of a birding doubleheader. But I hit the Daily Double for these trips.
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Eastern Kingbird, Blue Grosbeak round out day at Orlando Wetlands
With the temperature in the 70s, I was able to hike five miles across the Wetlands and photograph lots and lots of birds, including familiar ones and some new faces too.