A Rainy Morning and an Unexpected Lifer at LAWD
May 20, 2018 - Gray skies, moisture-filled air...but the Gray Kingbird put on a good show for me, as did the begging juvenile Barn Swallows and the tiny Black-necked Stilt babies.
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Springtime Nature Therapy at LAWD
May 13, 2018 - Nature therapy at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive included migrating Bobolinks and nesting residents like Common Gallinules, Red-winged Blackbirds, and Black-necked Stilts
Spring is in the Air
February 25, 2018 - Both springtime and Red-Winged Blackbirds are in the air at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive! Nesting is underway as birds molt into their breeding plumage
Good Birds and Good Friends at Lust Road
January 21, 2018 - You can spend a whole morning photographing birds at Lust Road. Yesterday's highlights included Ash-throated Flycatcher and Western Kingbird
Another Beautiful Morning of LAWD Photography
January 17, 2018 - Beautiful January morning of photography at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, where Painted Buntings and Northern Harriers charmed my lens and the Pied-billed Grebes are already courting
Glorious Day at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
January 14, 2018 - Fantastic photography at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive (LAWD) on a sunny winter morning. Ash-throated Flycatcher, Vermilion Flycatcher, Horned Grebe, and more!
Cold and Fog at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
January 6, 2018 - A cold, overcast day still turned up some good birds at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive Reopens in Time for Christmas!
December 28, 2017 - The Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive reopened just before Christmas. Even a foggy day there is a good day, complete with Merlin, Gadwall, American Wigeon, and a Vermilion Flycatcher!
Chasing Warblers at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
September 5, 2017 - A Labor Day photo outing at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive yielded fall migrants: Yellow Warblers, Prairie Warblers, and the entertaining Belted Kingfisher
Another Morning at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
August 29, 2017 - A slow morning of photography at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive made perfect by one juvenile Barn Swallow :)
Feeding Frenzy at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
August 25, 2017 - Alligators, wading birds, and Ospreys all vied for fish in a feeding frenzy at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive pump house pond
Another Magnolia Park Summer Sunset
August 23, 2017 - Another summer sunset at Magnolia Park. Always a fun place to photograph, even when the colors are just average!
A Third Pied-Billed Grebe Nest at Lake Apopka
August 19, 2017 - I photographed a third Pied-Billed Grebe nest far off in the marsh at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive in early July. Four little babies hatched! :)
Beware the Red-winged Blackbirds! at LAWD
August 15, 2017 - Red-winged Blackbirds were attacking Swallow-tailed Kites who hunted insects over the fields, right over the blackbirds' nest.
The First Sign of Fall at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
August 13, 2017 - My dad and I spotted our first-of-fall Belted Kingfisher at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive on July 16. Fall migration is underway!
Osprey with Fish! at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
August 11, 2017 - A morning of exciting action and flight photography at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive...and so many Osprey with Fish!
Lazy Summer Morning at Lake Apopka
August 9, 2017 - More summer photography from the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive. Lots of juveniles-Pied-billed Grebe, Green Heron, Least Bittern, Purple Martins
Another Summer Morning on LAWD
August 5, 2017 - Another fun morning of photography at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive (LAWD) - Green Herons, Common Gallinule, Least Bittern, White-winged Dove
Feeding Time for the Barn Swallows at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
August 3, 2017 - I photographed not one, not two, but fourteen bugs that Mom brought in to feed her baby Barn Swallows at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
Mississippi Kites
August 1, 2017 - It's been fun photographing a few Mississippi Kites mixed in with the Swallow-tailed Kites at Lake Apopka Wildlife Refuge this summer
Let’s Go Fly a Kite! at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
July 30, 2017 - Hundreds of Swallow-tailed Kites kettling overhead makes for a happy bird photographer...especially when the birds start feeding on the wing
Nature’s Fireworks at Magnolia Park
July 28, 2017 - Over the 4th of July weekend I photographed some of nature's fireworks. The sunset was spectacular that evening at Magnolia Park!
July 4th at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
July 26, 2017 - July 4th bird photography at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive: Osprey with Fish, yawning Least Bittern, swallows, and Swallow-tailed Kites!
More Summer Fun at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
July 24, 2017 - The photography at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive is awesome this summer! Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Blue Grosbeak, Loggerhead Shrike, Indigo Bunting
Another Pied-Billed Grebe Family at Lake Apopka!
July 22, 2017 - Photos of a Pied-billed Grebe family with two small chicks. They rode on Mom's back and struggled to eat fish for breakfast.
July 4 Weekend at Lake Apopka
July 20, 2017 - I kicked off my July 4 weekend with a Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive visit and photographed all sorts of fun birds
Red-winged Blackbirds at Nest
July 18, 2017 - I found a Red-winged Blackbird nest at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, complete with two fledglings and a dad who fed them
Eyes to the Skies at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
July 8, 2017 - Another fun morning of bird photography at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, where my eyes were in the skies with flight shots galore!
Baby Purple Gallinules at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
July 6, 2017 - Baby Purple Gallinules and their parents posed for my camera at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
Forky the Pig
June 28, 2017 - Fork-tailed Flycatcher in action - catching the bug, losing the bug, regaining the bug, and eating the bug!
Two Cuckoos on a Quest at Lake Apopka
June 26, 2017 - The photographer-cuckoos met the bird-cuckoo at Lake Apopka. We also saw Pied-billed Grebe babies, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, and our lifer Mississippi Kite! :)
Baby Pied-billed Grebes! at Lake Apopka
June 24, 2017 - I got to photograph baby Pied-billed Grebes at their nest at Lake Apopka. They are so cute with their stripes and orange spots!
A Morning of Possibilities at Lake Apopka
June 22, 2017 - A beautiful sunrise was just the start of a great morning of photography at Lake Apopka. Bitterns and grebes, oh my!
Addicted to the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
June 20, 2017 - Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive continues to yield great birds, including American White Pelicans and Red-breasted Merganser - in June!
The Fun Continues at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
June 16, 2017 - The Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive has been such fun this month! Highlights of this visit include baby Killdeer, a Yellow-Crowned Night Heron, a Roseate Spoonbill, and the ever-present baby aliens (Common Gallinules).
Rare Fork-tailed Flycatcher at Lake Apopka
June 14, 2017 - A rare (to the US) Fork-tailed Flycatcher has been hanging out at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive. What a fun bird! Such a tail!
Last But Not Least (Bittern) – Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
June 12, 2017 - Least Bitterns are usually secretive, but apparently they like to come out on rainy days! Photos taken at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
First Afternoon Visit to the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
June 10, 2017 - My first afternoon visit to the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, in search of the rare White-faced Ibis and Fork-tailed Flycatcher. Lots of great birds!
Baby Barn Swallows at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
June 8, 2017 - Baby Barn Swallows are adorably cute as they beg for Mom to feed them. Photographs from the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive.
Not a Good Day to be a Bug at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
June 6, 2017 - Action-packed morning at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, where bugs were being handed out to all the baby birds!
Snakes Make Bad Necklaces for Birds!
March 24, 2017 - I came across this snake wrapped around a Pied-billed Grebe's neck. Snakes make bad necklaces for birds!
Another Great Magnolia Park Sunset
March 16, 2017 - The sky was on fire at Magnolia Park as the setting sun bathed the clouds in color
Sunset at Magnolia Park
February 26, 2017 - Last Friday after work, I looked at the sunset forecast and saw that Florida was all red – the best sunset forecast this year! So I asked Rich if we could take a picnic dinner up to Magnolia Park. I’ve seen sunset photographs over Lake Apopka many times, and Magnolia Park is only 15 minutes from […]
Why Do the Best Birds Like Ugly Fences? at Lust Road
February 20, 2017 - A cloudy morning on Lust Road yielded most of the specialty birds, most of whom posed on fences! Silly birds...
I Found My Nemesis Bird: Merlin!
February 10, 2017 - A nice morning at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive yielded my lifer Merlin and a Vesper Sparrow
Lifer Grasshopper Sparrow at Lust Road
January 22, 2017 - Lust Road turned out to be great for uncommon birds, including Grasshopper Sparrow, Ash-throated Flycatcher, and Blue Grosbeak
Odd Couple at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
January 14, 2017 - A Hooded Merganser and Bufflehead were the Odd Couple at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
Early May at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
May 14, 2016 - An early May photography expedition to the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive yielded Osprey, Red-winged Blackbirds, a surprise Sora, Common Gallinule chicks, and a cooperative Barn Swallow
Black Friday at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
November 27, 2015 - The Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive was more peaceful than the malls on this Black Friday! Little birds all over posed for my camera
Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
June 4, 2015 - There was lots of activity along the new Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, including nesting Red-winged Blackbirds and newly fledged Barn Swallows