Newton Park

This morning we went to Newton Park on Lake Apopka. We were treated to a fun show with Tri-colored Herons and Red Winged Blackbirds. There were several other photographers there as well that made for a fun morning…

Female Red Winged Blackbird eating a bug while the bugs friend buzzes over head

Tri-colored Heron watching for little fish below the boardwalk

Tri-colored Heron prepping to land

A pair of Tri-colored Herons playfully chasing each other over the lake

Tri-colored Heron checking out the underside

Tri-colored Heron on the boardwalk looking into the morning sun

Tri-colored Heron taking flight

That first step is a doozy!  Try-colored Heron dropping down to the boardwalk

Tri-Colored Heron scratching an itch as it looks through the boardwalk railing

Male Red-winged Blackbird feeding a bug to a juvenile

Juvenile Red-winged Blackbird getting a bug from dad

The juvenile Red-winged Blackbird is still hungry!

Dad is not hanging around with junior yelling at him like that

The juvenile Red-winged Blackbird found a bug for itself

The juvenile Red-winged Blackbird is yelling for more bugs, this time to a female Red-winged Blackbird

Meanwhile a Sri-colored Heron catches and flips a very tiny fish

Overseeing all of this from a nearby tree was a male Osprey

We had a fun time out this morning. It’s been a hot and slow summer for birding so we haven’t been out much. Soon enough though, the weather will slightly cool and the migrating birds will start making their way back. Stay tuned…