We spent the morning at Orlando Wetlands with our friends Roger and Dawn. The plane was to get there early, walk the boardwalk and have lunch before the temperture topped 90F. Our plan worked perfectly, and we even had some great birds.
Roger, Dawn and Susan looking at waders and gallinules.
Black-crowned Night-Heron and a Snowy Egret.
One of the many Limpkin that we saw.
One of the first special birds was an American Bittern.
Two of the many Purple Gallinules that we saw.
Roseatte Spoonbill nest.
Glossy Ibis.
There were even insects to see. A “flower bee or fly” on the left and a WHite Peacock on the right.
Warblers were rather sparse and dominated by Palm Warbler (left) and Northern Parula (right).
Finding a gopher tortoise was a real surprise.
But the biggest surprise of the day was a female Vermilion Flycatcher. Apparently it has been seen for a while at the same spot. We “stumbled” on it, knowing it was in the park, but not where,
More later…
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