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Farles Prairie Recreation Area, Ocala State Forest
We spent a day on a trail looking at insects and birds. While the birds were great, the insects were even better. Bird grasshopper. Blue corporal (dragonfly) – female on the left, male on the right. Confusing duskywing on the left, Juvenal’s duskywing on the right. Florida harvester ants. They’re going to have to cut…
Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks
This is my first attempt at posting one of my videos. These are Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks from Lake Apopka.
Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, Florida
Susan and I returned to the typical wildlife drive at Lake Apopka and weren’t disappointed. Wading birds were quite plentiful along the drive. We had great looks at all of them. Two of my favorites were Glossy Ibis (left) and immature Little Blue Heron (right). There was a great Blue Heron nest where we stopped…
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