After the loss of both great horned owl parents (and babies) in 2022 in a nearby park from rat poison I was hesitant to stop by when I heard a new couple had moved into the nest tree. New owls �...
Views from my early March walk at the Dunedin causeway. I saw something moving down in the water and peeked over the seawall to see an anhinga drying off on a shelf. He was like “Don’t be loo...
It was a beautiful cool morning in February when I headed out to Folly Farm in Safety Harbor. I didn’t think there would be a lot of birds there but I can usually count on seeing little flying ...
https://dinascitywildlife.com/2024/04/29/fun-things-in-safety-harbor/
While my sisters were visiting in late February we drove over to Disney Spring early for some shopping (mostly looking though and getting a good walk in) and lunch. We decided to break up our 2 h...
https://dinascitywildlife.com/2024/04/27/a-stop-at-swan-lake-on-the-way-home/
I went back to Sand Key Park (in Clearwater) in early February to see if I could spot the rare western flycatcher that has been hanging around there for several months. I had heard it was still t...
https://dinascitywildlife.com/2024/04/25/a-2nd-look-at-the-western-flycatcher/
I was on my way to Crescent Lake Park but stopped at nearby North Shore Park first to get a glimpse of the sun coming up over the bay. It was a beautiful morning in late January but also chilly �...
Almost 2 weeks after my first trip down to Fort Desoto to see the baby great horned owls I was back at the park. It wasn’t as cold and windy this trip. The babies should be much bigger and I �...
It was really cold in early February. I was headed to Fred Howard Park for a cold walk and didn’t think I would see many birds but I threw my camera in the back anyway. I saw a “gulp” of �...
https://dinascitywildlife.com/2024/04/15/someone-was-having-fun-in-the-blasting-wind/
An early morning transport had me driving an injured red shoulder hawk and a black vulture from the Raptor Center in Brandon to Penny, the rehabber, in south St. Pete. I didn’t get a picture of...
https://dinascitywildlife.com/2024/04/13/my-first-eagle-passenger/
Mr. Grumpy (great blue heron) greeted me when I got to the Largo Nature Preserve in early January. It was chilly so that might have been why he was fluffed up. Blue-gray gnatcatchers were everywh...
https://dinascitywildlife.com/2024/04/11/the-usual-suspects-on-a-cold-morning/