Later that day, Dave and walked around Viera Wetlands. Typcically,
this birding loop is drivable. But, recent rain muddied the roads enough
for the wetlands to be closed to cars (thankfully!). The walk combined
the tranquility of walking in nature with the excitement of not knowing
what you might see next. We chased a sparrow through the grass, searched
(unsuccessfully) for the American Bittern that I watched land in the
reeds, and waited for Glossy Ibises to cross the road before we
continued on.
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| From
bottom left, going clockwise: Blue-winged Teal, Great Blue Heron,
American Alligator, Northern Shrike, White Ibis, Glossy Ibis, Green
Heron (my personal fave), Sandhill Crane, and Common Moorhen |
I consider the Green Heron, my gateway bird. While an undergrad, my bedroom window overlooked an area that a Green Heron spent most of it's summer. I was serenaded and have been birding as much as possible ever since.
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