outdoor photography

Tricolored Heron Yesterday morning I went to Central Winds Park. I spent a few minutes there.  It was a relatively slow morning, but I did see a Red-shouldered Hawk enforcing the "don't feed the alligators" policy, and a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher also posed for a photograph. Red-shouldered Hawk Blue-gray Gnatcatcher That evening I drove down to Jay Blanchard Park so my son could play Ultimate Frisbee.  As I arrived, I noticed six Swallow-tailed Kites roosting in a tree just north of the park.  One flew to the tree with a frog in its talons. Swallow-tailed Kites Swallow-tailed Kite

On Saturday, I drove back from Orlando Wetlands Park by a different route than I normally do.  I took Econlockhatchee Trail north from Colonial Drive to University Blvd.  As a crossed the stream there and saw a bird I couldn't identify--a small black and white bird, with white wing-tips--flying a way from me.  So I decided to return on Sunday to see if I could find that bird again.  Unfortunately, I didn't, but I was impressed with what I did find in a predominantly residential area.  I walked the Little Econ Greenway for about 1.5 miles. I also saw about 5 domesticated geese.  They looked liked snow geese with no black visible on the wings, but that would be impossible.  I'm pretty sure they were domesticated greylag geese.  I didn't include them in the list below. Non-Birds Fire Ants (I got bitten) Rabbits Birds Mallard 1 Anhinga X Great Blue Heron X Great Egret X Snowy Egret X Little Blue Heron X Tricolored Heron X White ...

River Otter I moved to Central Florida a little over a  year ago, and I've been looking for great places to go for nature/wildlife/bird photography. I've found some pretty good places to go, so I thought it would be good to collect the places I've found into one post.  I'm sure there are some great places to visit that aren't yet on my list.  If you know of any, help me (and other readers) out and let me know where you like to go.  Follow links below to maps and photo galleries.  Also, for more detailed species counts, see my Locations page. Merritt Island NWR --From the Fall through the Spring, this is the best place I've found for seeing a variety of birds.  Wading birds are always here, but ducks and shore birds show up here in abundance, and you're likely to see birds of prey here too.  Look for Reddish Egrets, Roseatte Spoonbills, Black-Necked Stilt, Northern Harrier, various Terns, Marbled Godwit, Northern Flicker, Belted Kingfisher, and L...