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Osprey at Cameron Wight Park

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Osprey This morning I drove out to Cameron Wight Park hoping to find a Brown Pelican for my June Challenge (finding as many birds as possible in my county during the month of June).  I didn't have any luck with that, but it was fun to see this Osprey going to work on a fish.  He dropped part of his meal as I was taking pictures. Osprey Osprey Osprey Osprey

Birding in June

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Pine Warbler Econ River Wilderness Area We have a friendly state-wide competition in Florida every June called "June Challenge." The rules are pretty simple--pick a county, get outside, and see how many birds you can find in that county during the month of June. You can't just hear it; you have to see it in order for it to count in the competition. So throughout the month you're competing with other birders in your county, and you're also hoping that your county does well compared to other counties. So I chose my home county, and even though my county doesn't sport the variety that surrounding counties have, it was a pretty fun month. I posted on the  Birding is Fun blog  about how this challenge gave me a renewed interest in the habitats that are right next door to where I live, but here I'd like to share some of my results. Red-headed Nuthatch Econ River Wilderness Area White-Eyed Vireo Econ River Wilderness Area Eastern Towhee E...

Cameron Wight Park, 6/20/2012

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Limpkin Today I went to Cameron Wight Park in the northeast corner of Seminole County looking for Barn Swallows.  I saw about 12 there--they were very active and fun to watch, though it was drizzling and none of my photos were much to my liking.  I did find a Limpkin there, though, who posed nicely for a photograph. Limpkin Earlier in the morning I was driving through Longwood and found a few Great Crested Flycatchers, so I pulled over and took a few pictures of them as well. Great Crested Flycatcher Great Crested Flycatcher