The Beautiful Osprey Spends Much of Its Time Aloft
Frequent Flier The osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is a very attractive bird of prey that can be found almost all over...
The Glossy Ibis is an Absolutely Beautiful Bird
Glossy Ibis There were plenty of beautiful birds in the wetlands and along the creek the last time I went...
Belted Kingfishers are Rather Unusual, Colorful Birds
Springtime Blues Among the many birds that we saw on my most recent trip to Payne’s Prairie, was this male...
Swallowtailed Kites Love to Soar
Springtime Soaring The weather around here has been perfect lately for large birds, especially birds of prey, to soar. Soaring...
Taking a Nice Little Bath Can be Fun
Ready for a Bath While watching the snowy egrets fishing, there was another, much more stoic bird nearby taking a...
Carolina Chickadees Sing a Beautiful Song
Chickadee Ballad It’s the time of the year when birdsong is in the air everywhere. Every time I walk outside,...
The Breeding Season has Male Woodpeckers Looking Very Colorful
On Top of the World Breeding season for most of our birds in Florida is underway. That means that birds,...
Perfect, Protected Places to Eat are Important For Little Birds
Perched and Protected Even though I do my best to put food in an accessible but safe place when I...
A Cute Little Hermit Thrush is a Welcome Spring Visitor
Poised Thrush Recently there has been a new little bird that has been hanging around here. It’s an adorable little...
It’s Breeding Time for Central Florida’s Beautiful Birds
A Beautiful Song It’s definitely springtime here in central Florida. Wildflowers are blooming like crazy, everything is getting green again,...
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