Joe Overstreet Road

I had not been to Joe Overstreet Road in a while so I decided to check it out this morning. There were a lot of Bald Eagles that were mostly a ways out, but a few were up close. The Osprey couple are back nest building on their sign near the boat ramp. The male was bringing in new sticks for the nest, often just missing hitting the female with them! I was surprised to see a male Snail Kite that briefly flew over the pier and dock.

It’s a 2 hour drive for me to get here, but being here at sunrise is worth it.

As the sun was coming up, I saw this Cara Cara on a pole along Canoe Creek Rd

A Bald Eagle watching it’s nest from a nearby pole along Joe Overstreet Rd

In the nest is an Eaglet looking back

A Meadowlark stood very close to me on a fence post. They’re usually very skittish and won’t stay that close by

The Eaglet was doing a morning shake out…

… and some wing stretches

A young Red Shouldered Hawk perched just above a field

A Male Snail Kite was a nice surprise to see near the pier

Great White Egret in breeding colors hunting near the lake

Immature Forsters Tern fishing in the shallows of the lake

Male Osprey narrowly misses hitting the female with the stick he’s bringing in for the nest

Close up portrait of a Tri-colored Heron in breeding colors

Immature Little Blue Heron flying by

Bald Eagle hiding in the mossy trees near the nest

Bald Eagle flying low past the nest

One of the adult Bald Eagles joined the Eaglet in the nest for a quick feeding

Making a quick get away, a Bald Eagle flys off to terrorize birds on the far side of the field

Back at the nest, the Eaglet does some more wing stretches as it gets stronger for its first flight

On the way home, I stopped by the South Apopka Eagle nest to see if the Eaglet there was flying. It was around noon and getting hot, so it was just sitting up in the tree next to the nest…

The Eaglet at the South Apopka nest was out on a branch enjoying the sunny day

Preening time for the Eagle

Even though it was a slower day action wise, there was still plenty of wildlife to watch and photograph. You just have to relax and look around. It’s all there waiting for you!