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Wednesday is Bird Day

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Limpkin – Mullet Lake Park – January 2015
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American Bittern – Orlando Wetlands Park 2015

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

First picture is a limpkin. A bird I confused with the American Bittern which is the second pic. When I am out and about picture taking the limpkin is the most asked for bird. People stop me and ask about sightings frequently. I’m guessing that Central Florida is a known habitat for this bird.

The second is the American Bittern, one of my favorites. This bird has just come off his natural posture, which is beak in the air pretending to be a reed among the many.

Previous post with misidentified limpkin https://picturethisbyfrank.com/2015/01/20/young-ibis/ . Scroll all the way down, the first pic is indeed an ibis.

Quote seen at http://thinkexist.com/quotation/intelligence_without_ambition_is_a_bird_without/7487.html

Some Birds

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Green Heron – Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, January 2015

“An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.” Henry David Thoreau

Fabulous day at Orlando Wetlands Park yesterday. Learned a lot – met some great folks. Looking forward to coming up to speed and being able to contribute. Saw many different birds that I hadn’t noticed before. Notable are the Cara Cara and vermillion flycatcher. Picture is a little fuzzy – but in person it was beautiful. I need to figure out if my shutter speed (1/500) was too slow, or auto focus failed.

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Caracara with Food – Orlando Wetlands Park – February 2015

This morning’s walk will be at the UCF Arboretum – looking forward to enjoying the air.

Quote found on http://www.gardeninggonewild.com/?p=22736

Orlando Wetlands Park

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Sun on My Back – An American Coot. Orlando Wetlands February 2015

“I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it” – William Shakespeare

From the first day I found this park last fall, I fell in love with it. A 1500+ acre man made wetland which is used to filter water from a waste water treatment facility before flowing into the St Johns River.  The wildlife and vistas are spectacular. That coot in the picture was one of thousands that were frequenting the park last weekend.

Today I begin my first day as a volunteer for Friends of Orlando Wetlands, hopefully there is work I can do that will be helpful. And for me the reward will be spending more time at the park.

Website – http://www.orlandowetlands.org/index.php?submenuheader=9