The Little Nuthatch — common gallinule
Apopka.
barn swallow common gallinule lake apopka pied-billed grebe
A quick peek at some of the birds at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive last week!
Bird watching afternoon.
brown pelican common gallinule merritt island nwr osprey wilson's snipe
Summer at Viera Wetlands.
black-bellied whistling duck common gallinule limpkin night heron viera wetlands
Made it out to Viera Wetlands for the sunrise a couple weeks ago. Good day. There were loads of herons and egrets, some shorebirds, and the first Kingfisher I'd seen in a while. And, Common Gallinule babies! So many there of all ages. I love them, they are such ugly-cute babies.
Summer bird watching.
common gallinule red-shouldered hawk viera wetlands
I went to Viera Wetlands last Friday. Not too many photos from the trip, but I did see lots of little ones, and some cool sights as always... the Great Blue Heron wrestling a Giant Salamander definitely stood out! Sorry I didn't get a photo of that, it was something that could not be seen without the help of my amazing binoculars! This is my first summer spent bird watching and I have to say that even though there are a lot more birds in winter, there are some amazing things to see in summer. I've seen birds courting, nesting,...