Anhingas are often seen diving into ponds and open water, as underwater fishing is their specialty. But this fellow looked a little awkward, leaning WAY over the railing, apparently peering at something tasty among these densely growing emergent plants in very shallow water. We frequently see Anhingas dive into open water, swim around, and then […]
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Mid-August to mid-September hasn’t been much of a birding month for me this year. It’s been – and still is – very HOT 🥵 here in Southeast Florida, and the birds don’t seem to like it any more than the humans. But the Double-crested Cormorants are always out and about, no matter what the weather. […]
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 […]
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 […]
As noted on the website of Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, visitors are often surprised to discover a century-old connection between Japan and South Florida. “Yamato Colony was once a small community of Japanese farmers in present-day northern Boca Raton. The story of the Yamato Colony begins with Jo Sakai’s visit to Florida in 1903. Sakai […]
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.
My husband and I spent last Sunday at a captivating botanical garden located about an hour and a half north of where we live. I hadn’t been there in many years, and it was my husband’s first visit to McKee Botanical Garden. The Water Lilies are just remarkable at this time of year! I captured […]
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 […]
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