The big crowds that came daily to marvel at all the birds nesting or hatching have dissipated and the serene environment is back.
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Bird baby boom takes over St. Augustine
When I visited the St. Augustine Alligator Farm’s rookery in April, there were a few babies birds and a few nests. Things changed quickly.
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Tricolored Herons, others in St. Augustine
Tricolored Herons, Snowy Egrets and Eurasian Collared Doves can be found everywhere in Florida – and there were plenty in the rookery.
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Screech Owls, other birds on Merritt Island
The Eastern Screech Owls were little 6-to-9-inch-tall birds I spotted along Bio Lab Road at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
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St. Augustine birding trip is quite an adventure
St. Augustine can be a great place to go birding, with miles of beaches, a great state park and one very bird-friendly alligator attraction.
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Orlando Wetlands is a bit more colorful
It’s more colorful at the Orlando Wetlands with the return of pink Roseate Spoonbills and the arrival of blue-and-white Tree Swallows
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Hawks, herons, cranes and more at Orlando Wetlands
These birds are so common that sometimes it’s easy to take for granted their residency at the Orlando Wetlands.
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Expected and unexpected birds and more at Merritt Island
A couple of trips to different spots at Merritt Island — Gator Creek Road, Black Point Wildlife Drive and Scrub Ridge Trail — gave me some expected and unexpected subjects to photograph this month.
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By the dawn’s early light: Morning at Orlando Wetlands
There’s something special about the light in the morning when taking bird photos. The soft, golden hue makes the subjects look magical.
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Visiting Viera and the ‘other’ wetlands
The small part that I did see was impressive – a great pond with lots of wading birds and a rookery for egrets and other birds. An adult and juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron flew overhead, and a pair of Roseate Spoonbills were hanging around.