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Brinson
Park in Kissimmee, Osceola County (left), Tosahatchee State Reserve, Orange
County (right). |
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Images
from Florida. |
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I
got to tag along on a short weekend trip to the Orlando area and managed to
take photographs of some of the birds, odonates and other fauna. I did not get
to visit very "wild" places but there was still lifers and plenty
of things to see. The images taken in Orange County are mostly from a small
stream that separated the Sheraton Hotel from Sea World. The images from Osceola
County were taken at Brinson Park in Kissimmee, along the shore of Lake Tohopekaliga. |
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Orange County
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Row 1, left to right: Gray-green
Clubtail; Little Blue Dragonlet; Roseate Skimmer and closeup of its metallic
purple face. |
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Row
2, L to R: Boat-tailed Grackle; Snowy Egret; Red-shouldered
Hawk visiting our 14th floor hotel window. |
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Osceola
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Row
1, left to right: White Peacock, Dainty Sulphur, Fiery
Skipper, Ceraunus Blue. |
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Row
2, L to R: Greater Hyacinth Glider (2 views); Scarlet
Skimmer, a non-native species; Four-spotted Pennant immature & mature
male. |
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Row
3, L to R: Florida Bluet; American Alligator; Brown
Anole male; Brown Anole female. |
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Row
4, L to R: Mottled Duck male; Mottled Duck female;
White Ibis adult; White Ibis immature. |
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Row
5, L to R: Common Moorhen; Sandhill Crane (2 views);
Black-necked Stilt. |
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