A normal sight at any park in central Florida. I used to be at Chesnut Park for a stroll on the very finish of April and noticed the above. They’re in each pond right here.
This nice blue heron was taking one for the workforce! He was having breakfast with a child alligator solely the newborn was the meal. I noticed the heron by means of the bushes alongside the sting of the lake. Nice blue herons will eat something together with snakes, rats, rabbits and child birds or geese.
An osprey flies by as I’m strolling close to the lake.
I used to be strolling the again boardwalk and noticed the folks earlier than the owl. There have been a number of photographers already there watching this barred owl within the swamp. The owl sat on this useless snag for some time earlier than flying right down to a decrease stump close to the water.
He sat right here for a couple of minutes earlier than hopping within the water. We have been standing distant down the boardwalk not saying a phrase however when the owl jumped within the water all of us regarded over the rail.
The owl was watching us watch him take a shower. Nonetheless nobody mentioned something however we have been one another like “Wow, we’re watching a wild owl take a shower.” He spent about 5 minutes within the water after which hopped as much as a close-by department.
He stayed right here for some time earlier than flying off farther into the woods. The entire above have been taken with my 400mm lens and cropped up.
Earlier than leaving I walked out on the dock over the massive lake hoping to see wooden geese or purple gallinules however I struck out. Then as I used to be leaving a swallow tail kite got here cruising near the dock. He made 2 passes and on the 2nd one it regarded like he had some leaves in his talon. Possibly he grabbed a bug off a tree and bought some leaves as properly.
It was a fantastic morning to be out within the woods.
