Orlando Wetlands Park, 2/2/2013

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Belted Kingfisher
This morning I went to Orlando Wetlands Park.  I was hoping to see the Vermilion Flycatchers that were seen there this past November, and I found both without much difficulty.  They're such a beautiful red I can't miss them even with my red-green colorblindness. They were pretty far a way, but since they're such pretty birds I decided to show you a photo from the same location last year when one was much closer. Vultures were pretty photogenic this morning, especially a couple Black Vultures picking on the remains of a turtle.  And a Belted Kingfisher decided to land on a perch very close to me, then immediately saw me and took off; thankfully I got this photo as she was leaving.  Other highlights were a Red-shouldered Hawk and Limpkins

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Vermilion Flycatcher (Feb 2013)
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Vermilion Flycatcher (Feb 2012)
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Black Vultures
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Turkey Vulture
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Red-shouldered Hawk
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Two Limpkins

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  1. Rockin' shots Scott. I feel it's not quite fair that, on top of everything else, you get to have Vermillion Flycatchers too...

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  2. Thanks! Yea, we have to call them vagrants here, but that's the way I like 'em.

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  3. I got lucky & saw the Vermillion Flycatcher the one time I was there.. Super shot of Kingfisher!

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