Hi Beth, best if you can wait until December. We don’t even open until Saturday, December 2. Of course, late December through early March is best but please come when you can!
Hi,I just found your channel and subbed. I live in Florida,near the coast of central Florida. I photograph birds on my phone,and I was surprised how many on this video that I've never seen before here in my area.Mostly the same ones I've been seeing here and filming, until recently I photographed pair of Loggerhead Shrikes! I was so excited to get pics of a new species in my neighborhead! We have red shouldered hawks here too. I thought I got a pic of a falcon once,but I couldn't find it in my book,or Google.I guessed it was just a Cooper Hawk.Anyways,enjoyed your channel,and I'll look for part 2. :)
Thank you so much Dee! Your part of Florida is so crazy rich in species. Congrats on getting photos of Loggerhead Shrikes! That is a really cool bird that we don’t get here in Minnesota the summer.
Nice video. Miami resident here, if you come down again Miami Springs has quite a number of different species of birds. My favorite bird is the Osprey and in the Flamingo part of Everglades National Park they have a nest where you shot the images of the crocodile, I don't know if they were there when you went. A little more northwest there is the Audubon Corkscrew Swamp that is really nice as well.
Hi Waldo! Nice to hear from a Miami resident. I sure could’ve used more local intel for sure. I did not see osprey at Flamingo on this trip. Thanks for watching the video and part two will have my birding in the areas north and west of Miami.
PS I have been to Corkscrew Swamp multiple times and also love it! Just didn’t have time to get to the gulf coast on this trip. Thanks for watching the videos!
I sat at that exact same table in Brewer Park waiting for the parrots. Then all at once they came roaring in, hung out in the trees for a few minutes and then moved on. If you put the heat on in the car, as your getting out, and put your camera/bins/scope in front of the vents, to warm the lenses, they won't fog up in the high humidity.
Thanks for the comments waterbuck! I really do enjoy the parrots, parakeets, and macaws, even if they’re non-native. And thanks for the tip about the heat! Up here in northern Minnesota we usually have to worry about the opposite effect… Getting out of a warm car at 20 below zero :-)
Florida Keys are great area to bird. Love the White-crowned Pigeons. I remember seeing lots of them in Key Deer National Refuge. Thanks for the video, enjoyed watching 👍
That's funny when we visited the states we also used those 'cooler' bags to keep our food cold/fresh, they worked well. I think we may even still have them somewhere cos we brought them back to the UK with us.😆
Ha! Yes, I think they would have worked much better if the temperatures had never gotten below 83°. I also brought mine home and I’ve been using them here as well.
Good one, Sparky. Some beautiful critters there you photographed. Myself, I would probably go there in the winter. Keep up making these great videos. Most enjoyable.👍👍
Another good video Sparky. Congrats on 650. Not sure I could handle birding in Florida in the summer. Although it’s on its way to 98 degrees this afternoon at my house here in Minnesota 😀
Thanks, Paul! I won’t be birding again in Florida in summer anytime soon :-) Fortunately, the DULUTH area has avoided much of the big heat waves. East winds off the Lake have been our friend this summer.
Love those Halloween Pennants, super photogenic. I see a lot of those in my local swamps. Never heard of those tree snails! Pretty interesting. Nevermind the array of bird species I wasn't even aware were in America haha. And man, gotta be careful with those crocs!! They've made it this long on the planet by being resilient and highly intelligent creatures. It was likely stalking you for a long while and slowly getting closer. Probably a good thing those gentlemen warned you!
You are absolutely right about the crocodile! I kind of get shivers now just thinking about it. Especially stupid move on my part since I knew crocodiles were in the area. Glad you enjoyed the video and some info about the rare birds in South Florida. I agree with you about the Halloween penance as well! Thanks for watching. Part two coming soon.
Come to Crystal River to see and swim with Manatees, We also have Skimmers, Limpkins and Kites, Eagles, Barred Owls, Pileated Woodpeckers along the rivers and shores.
Thanks Shaun! I really haven’t done as much listing since I had kids and really gotten into photography so it’s kind of fun to add up my numbers again.
Sparky - have you ever tried our home-grown 3M Ultrathon insect repellent? I've had very good luck with it in the BWCAW. Also, we used to live next to St Croix Bluffs Regional Park near Afton and you might want to consider an outing there if you haven't been yet. The location along the St Croix River just up from the Mississippi seemed to bring in quite a variety of birds.
Thanks for the insect repellent tip, George! I will definitely try it out. I have been to the St. River Valley, but not that specific park. I will check it out!
