Anhinga

I was going through some photos yesterday when I realized there was a couple of photos from my recent trip to Orlando that I intended to put into a blog post, but somehow forgot to. I am fixing that now. These pictures are from Orlando Wetlands Park.

Anhinga are fairly common in Florida. You often see them perched somewhere sunning themselves to dry their feathers. When it is time to eat, they swim under water to catch their food. Their body remains underwater when they surface for air, leaving only their long neck and head sticking out of the water.

Three Waders

This is my last post containing pictures from my recent trip to Orlando Wetlands Park. The pictures are of three different wading birds: Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron and Great Egret (top to bottom).

Common Moorhen

Yet another blog entry from my visit to Orlando Wetlands Park. This is a pair of Common Moorhen. When I see their beak, I think of candy corn.

Blue-winged Teal

More pictures from Orlando Wetlands Park. Here are a couple shots of a Blue-winged Teal stretching his wings. The pictures make it fairly obvious how the species got its name. The black bird in the front is an American Coot. The bird at the back that is obscured is a female Blue-winged Teal.

White Ibis

I figure that I will deal with my pictures and blog posts from the Florida trip by attrition. Each night that I am at home I clean up a few pictures and, maybe, make a blog post with some of the better pictures.

Tonight I have more from Orlando Wetlands Park. This time the subject of choice is White Ibis. Here are three pictures: one wading, one in a tree and one in flight.

Gators

Last weekend I was in the Orlando Florida area. I am still trying to make time to go through all the pictures I took and hide the junk. The stuff left over after that process will be ideal candidates for a few blog posts.

I did finish going through the pictures that I took at Orlando Wetlands Park, but I only have time for one blog post this evening. The subject matter of choice for this one post is alligators. They were easily seen as you walked through the park. Here are three:

Wireless in Christmas

I am in Orlando for a work related conference. I have arrived, however, early enough to get a little birdwatching done. I flew into Orlando this morning and first thing headed in the direction of Orlando Wetlands Park. This park is actually located to the east of Orlando in a little town called Christmas.

Today is not a wonderfully sunny day. The wind is blowing and storm clouds are rolling by above me. There is a reasonable chance of rain, and the last thing I want to do is get caught out in this park when the rain starts, or worse, during a thunderstorm.

Since I am here in Orlando for work, I have my work laptop and an "aircard" that let's me access the Internet via Verizon's cellular network. So, at the moment, I am writing this blog post from the air conditioned comfort of my rental car, while I sit in the parking lot of the park. In another browser window I have the new interactive weather map from weather.com open and repeatedly animating the radar image across the Orlando area. I probably have an hour to wait before the rain comes and goes. Then I think I will be in the clear. Later tonight, if all goes well, I will post some pictures. At a minimum I will edit this post to include some links for the places & names I referenced above.