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Bird Day #A

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Black-Belly Whistling Ducks – Orlando Wetlands Park – May 1015
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Pair 0 Owls – Lake Monroe Park – May 2015

“Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings” – Salvador Dali

Whistling ducks are really pretty, their feathers appear like they are painted. It’s black belly whistling duck season – so these are probably not the last ones you’ll see.

As for the owls – not a great picture, just proud if myself for spotting them. So I wanted to share. And yes, screech owls really do screech, I heard them for quite some time after they left their roost.

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Variety

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Feeding Time – Orlando Wetlands Park – April 2015
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Speaking of Eating – Orlando Wetlands Park – April 2015

Two wood Storks, a spoonbill and an ibis. The spoonbills were hunted to near extinction in the early 1900’s. Their feathers were prized for women’s hats. By the 1930’s there were 30-40 known breeding pairs in Florida. They have made a great comeback.

Speaking of comebacks the wood stork has “graduated” from endangered to threatened!

Second picture is an anhinga after just spearing his dinner.

Eagle

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Eagle – Orlando Wetlands Park – April 2015
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Eagle Profile – Orlando Wetlands Park – April 2015
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Eagle on a Snag – Orlando Wetlands Park – April 2015

“The eyesight for an eagle is what thought is to a man” – Dejan Stojanovic, Serbian Poet

The eagles talons, eyesight, and beak are formidable however the sound it makes is somewhat weak. Listen at http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Bald_Eagle/sounds

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Wattoola

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Wattoola – Orlando Wetlands Park – April 2015
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Young-un – Orlando Wetlands Park – April 2015
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Hey – Orlando Wetlands Park – April 2015

“Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life!” – Albert Einstein

Wattoola is the native American name for the bird – specifically Creek indians – from William Bartram’s Travels.

It is interesting the way Sand Hills and their young hang out together – mom, dad, and babies. As spring progresses I will be interested to see if other birds mimic this behavior. Ducks follow mom, but dad’s not usually around.

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Walk in the Park

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Sunday Walk – Orlando Wetlands Park – April 2015
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Common Gallinule – Orlando Wetlands Park – April 2015

“If you don’t like the road you are walking on, start paving another one.” Dolly Parton

The sand hill cranes were traveling. I later saw them walking down the middle of the road – outside the park about a mile or two from where I first spotted them. Sand hill cranes concern me – they do not seem to have an awareness of cars. I’ve encountered them on roads several times, seemingly unconcerned with the cars.

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Bird Day #9

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Male Red Winged Blackbird – Orlando Wetlands Park – April 2015
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Female Red Winged Blackbird – Orlando Wetlands Park – April 2015

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing. you will be successful.”   – Albert Schweitzer

These two birds are so different that it is difficult to think they are the same species. As a side note I spend far to much time wondering about why males and females of different species are so different and how this supports survival.

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