I remember the lovely morning back in early May when I saw these two fellows. But I lost track of them over the busy birding spring, and just re-discovered them today on a VERY HOT August afternoon 🥵. The sweet bird above is one of the many adorable Great Egret fledglings growing up in our […]
Category Archives: Marsh/Wetlands
It’s summer in Florida, time for those adorable Black-bellied Whistling Ducklings. Last month I spotted the little fellows above huddling close to Mom (or Dad?) as s/he herded them toward the water. Last week we encountered lots of noisy adult Black-bellied Whistling Ducks circling loudly overhead, and hovering like sentinels as they landed on the […]
We recently encountered this handsome Great Blue Heron fishing off a concrete wall at the Orlando Wetlands. Even though I’ve blogged about Great Blue‘s more than any other species, he was just too good looking to pass up~! I used to think of the Great Blue Heron as THE iconic Florida bird, but later realized […]
We have both Yellow-crowned Night Herons, and Black-crowned Night Herons in our wetlands. These first two photos below show an adult Yellow-crowned Night Heron (l.) and a Black-crowned Night Heron (r.). These Night Herons look quite distinctly different from one another as adults, as can be seen. The juveniles below, however, look much more similar […]
There are so many lovely sights at Circle B Bar Reserve ☺️. You never know who you’re going to meet.
We’ve been seeing so MANY Least Bitterns this season! Interestingly, they’re not acting quite as ‘elusive’ and ‘secretive’ as usual (Audubon). The other morning, I paused for a moment along the boardwalk and looked down when I noticed some suspicious movement in the marsh leaves. 😉 Much to my delight, a pair of Least Bitterns […]
Less than a week ago, this tiny Red-winged Blackbird was still a newly hatched chick, mouth agape, begging for food. This week he’s fledged from the nest and is learning to climb up the marsh reeds on his own. It’s remarkable that these little fellows can be out and about so soon after hatching (Audubon). […]
I love walking through the marsh trails at our local Wildlife Refuge on a beautiful spring morning! This time I chose to focus on some of the very small wonders at the marsh. Judaism celebrates these wonders with a special blessing. I’m so grateful that these gifts are a part of my world. ‘Blessed are […]
I kept missing all of our local Black-necked Stilts this year, and recently realized to my surprise that I hadn’t posted about them at all since 2019! We saw lots of the gregarious birds on our visit to Orlando Wetlands last month. They always make me smile, with their large bright red eyes and torpedo-shaped […]
Roseate Spoonbills gather, as if on display. What a sight to behold as we started walking down the trail recently at Orlando Wetlands 💕~!
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