Signs of Spring at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
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Beautiful morning of springtime photography at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, with nesting Anhgina & herons, Caspian Terns in flight
Tag: Red-Winged Blackbird
A Rainy Morning and an Unexpected Lifer at LAWD
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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.
Springtime Nature Therapy at LAWD
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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
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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
Feeding Frenzy at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
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Alligators, wading birds, and Ospreys all vied for fish in a feeding frenzy at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive pump house pond
Beware the Red-winged Blackbirds! at LAWD
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Red-winged Blackbirds were attacking Swallow-tailed Kites who hunted insects over the fields, right over the blackbirds’ nest.
Another Summer Morning on LAWD
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Another fun morning of photography at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive (LAWD) – Green Herons, Common Gallinule, Least Bittern, White-winged Dove
More Summer Fun at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
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The photography at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive is awesome this summer! Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Blue Grosbeak, Loggerhead Shrike, Indigo Bunting
July 4 Weekend at Lake Apopka
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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
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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
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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
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Baby Purple Gallinules and their parents posed for my camera at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
Orchard Oriole and Lifer Cave Swallow at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
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My addiction to the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive continues! On this particular visit, I scored a first-summer Orchard Oriole and my lifer Cave Swallow
Somewhere Under the Rainbow, My Birds Fly
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Backyard birding update along with a beautiful rainbow photo
A Morning of Possibilities at Lake Apopka
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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
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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
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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).
First Afternoon Visit to the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
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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!
Not a Good Day to be a Bug at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
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Action-packed morning at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, where bugs were being handed out to all the baby birds!
Sunrise Walk at Orlando Wetlands Park
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A summer sunrise at Orlando Wetlands with the birds…Pileated Woodpecker, baby Purple Gallinules, some Least Bitterns, and Black-bellied Whistling Ducks!