My entry “Hiking Hontoon Island” has been selected as a semi-finalist for the 2025 Florida State Parks Photo Contest!
Please click on this link to vote for my photo: https://photocontest.floridastateparks.org/contest7/entry/5889.
You can vote once a day through October 7. Thanks in advance!
Just an osprey hanging out with a black vulture while a turkey vulture flies overhead.
I saw this Red-Shouldered Hawk chilling out on a fence as I was leaving Black Bear Wilderness Area. It was a real treat!
Nothing beats the view of the Wekiva River from Wilson’s Landing Park in Sanford. Nothing.
Looking to get outside and effortlessly see some wildlife in Tavares? Check out Tavares Ecological Preserve, which is located just down the street from the courthouse (and adjacent to the county jail!). During my first visit, I saw an alligator, turtle, ospreys, moorhen, white ibis and great blue heron. Don’t miss it!
Nestled behind the W.T. Bland Public Library in Mount Dora, the new Forest Preserve is a beautiful 14-acre tract of long leaf pine forest in the heart of a residential area. It features a 400-foot boardwalk and 1-mile hiking trail (with actual elevation changes!). We saw a barred owl and marsh rabbit during our first hike. Well done, City of Mount Dora! Highly recommended!
Wandering Florida 