I ventured to Viera and Orlando Wetlands today in search of Bobolinks and Least Bitterns. Unfortunately, I came up empty. However, nesting time provides plenty of opportunities for close looks at birds busily building nests and tending to chicks.
Roseate Spoonbills - Yes, even the chicks have spoon bills.
Sandhill Cranes - Could have petted these if I had wanted to.
Black-crowned Night Herons - One stick at a time.
I'm not sure what these Black-bellied Whistling Ducks were doing. They didn't move from this spot the entire hour and a half I was there.
One final note for my buddy Judson. This is not a bird. I have learned that unless you're the Alabama Crimson Tide, you leave the gators alone.
Tomorrow... to Key West.
noted, NOT a bird there
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