Tag Archive | Lake Tsala Apopka
The Buzz About Cicadas
“And the locusts sang off in the distance Yeah, the locusts sang such a sweet melody Oh the locusts sang off in the distance Yeah, the locusts sang and they were singin’ for me” “Day of the Locusts” Bob Dylan Bob Dylan wrote this song after receiving an honorary degree from Princeton University at […]
What IS That Bird?
“What kind of bird looks like a small heron, but is black and white? We see it every evening down by the lake.” This is a question that several Arbor Lakes residents asked me recently on my daily walks and in the pool. Without having seen the bird, I suggested that it could be […]
What do Birds do on Hot Days?
Poor bird! You will never believe what this great blue heron did to cool down on this sweltering Florida afternoon! Sweat poured down my forehead as I walked down to Lake Tsala Apopka one hot summer afternoon. Although clouds billowed in the distance, afternoon thunderstorms had not come yet to cool off the steamy air. Anne […]
Common Gallinules Raise Their Family at Lake Tsala Apopka, Florida
Last winter, I was delighted to see two common gallinules gliding easily in the cool waters of Lake Tsala Apopka. These chicken-like birds nibbled floating plants, plucked seeds out of the water and grasped aquatic insects from the mudflats. Although to the novice, gallinules seem duck-like because they are very good swimmers, they have no webbed feet. Their long toes […]
Swallow-tailed Kite Migration Begins
Coming from Long Island, New York, I was elated to see what looked like an exotic bird here in Florida while driving north on Route 200. At first I thought someone was flying kite in a field along the highway, but I slowed down long enough to see that it was actually a large forked-tailed […]
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