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Florida Marsh Birds on Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
Birding for marsh birds at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive. Our 300 bird challenge continues, where we are trying to see 300 different birds before the end of the year, with some more Florida birding.
Stay tuned to this Florida birding series to see some of the birds, nature, wildlife and parks the state has to offer.
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Florida Birds at the Awesome Orlando Wetlands
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We go birding to Orlando Wetlands and check out the awesome birds there. We are doing a 300 Bird Challenge, and we want to see 300 different species of bird before the end of the year. Can we find any new birds as we head towards the end of our Florida birding trip? NOTE: There is a misidentification of a Purple Gallinule at around 5m 30s - I refer to it at length as a Grey/Gray Headed Swamphen...
One of Florida's BEST BIRDING Locations: Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
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More Birds in Florida! We are trying to see 300 different bird species this year In this episode, we are birding in Florida and looking for birds in one of Florida's best birding locations. Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Stay tuned to this Florida series to see some of the birds, nature, wildlife and parks the state has to offer. My other Florida videos can be found here: ua-cam.com/v...
Florida Birding! & The Florida Scrub Jay
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Looking for birds in Florida! We are trying to see 300 different species of bird before the end of the year, and our birding continues on our Florida Birding road-trip. In this episode, we focus our attention on trying to find Florida Scrub Jays. Stay tuned to this Florida series to see some of the birds, nature and parks the state has to offer. My other Florida videos can be found here: ua-cam...
Burrowing Owls, Tons of Baby Birds and Can We Find a Snail Kite?
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Birding in Florida Part Seven, as we continue our search for Florida birds.We're trying to see as many birds as we can to add to our 300 Bird Challenge before the end of 2024. In this Florida episode we look for any new birds in Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Green Cay, and Grassy Wetland Preserve. Plus we start out with a look at some awesome Burrowing Owls. Stay tuned to this Florida series to see s...
Birds in The Florida Keys and The Everglades Plus We Get Kicked Out by SECURITY
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Birding across Florida in Part Six of our search for Florida birds. We're trying to see as many birds as we can to add to our 300 Bird Challenge before the end of 2024.In this episode we look for birds in a couple of locations around Key West, then we go birding in The Everglades and a couple of quick stops around Homestead/Miami. Stay tuned to this Florida series to see some of the birds, natu...
Seven New Lifers at The Dry Tortugas and Key West Florida Birding
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Part Five of our Epic Florida Birding Roadtrip, as we bird our way across Florida trying to see as many birds as we can to add to our 300 Bird Challenge. In this video, we visit The Dry Tortugas National Park, a series of islands in The Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida to add some rare birds to our count.Stay tuned to this Florida series to see some of the birds, nature and parks the sta...
Florida Birding! Birds and Key Deer in The Florida Keys
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Looking for birds during our day traveling through The Florida Keys as part of our 300 Bird Challenge and our Florida birding trip. In this video, we go birding at Long Key State Park, National Key Deer Refuge, Blue Hole and we also feed some Tarpon at Robbie's of Islamorada and go looking for some rare Key Deer. Stay tuned to this Florida series to see some of the birds, nature and parks the s...
Florida Birding at J N Ding Darling, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary and Shark Valley Everglades
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Part Three of our Epic Florida Birding Roadtrip, as we bird our way across Florida trying to see as many birds as we can to add to our 300 Bird Challenge. In this video, we visit J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Bailey Tract, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary and Shark Valley. Next video: The Florida Keys Stay tuned to this Florida series to see some of the birds, nature and parks the sta...
Birding Fort De Soto and Sarasota Celery Fields TONS of AWESOME Florida Birds (p2)
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Day two of our Florida Birding Trip. We add a ton of new birds to our 300 Bird Challenge when we visit Fort De Soto, Sarasota Audubon Celery Fields, and look for Burrowing Owls in Cape Coral. Loads of birds! Stay tuned to this Florida series to see some of the birds, nature and parks the state has to offer. My other Florida videos can be found here: ua-cam.com/video/S3D3gVWAc0w/v-deo.html Don't...
Epic Florida Birding Trip - Honeymoon Island, Tampa, St Petersburg with Owls, Warblers and more Ep1
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Birding in Florida! As part of The 300 Bird Challenge, we take the opportunity to visit Florida and pick up as many Florida birds as possible. In part one, we begin in Tampa and visit Honeymoon Island, John R. Bonner Nature Park, and Abercrombie Park. Stay tuned to this Florida series to see some of the birds, nature and parks the state has to offer. Don't miss an episode! Please click here to ...
Birding in Michigan at Holland, Shiawasse and back to Ontario Canada for the 300 Bird Challenge
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The final birding video in the Michigan series, we look for new birds for the 300 Bird Challenge in Holland and Shiawassee before returning to Ontario, Canada. How many more birds can we add to our count? I'm aware that the caption for "Northern Pintail" contains a typo. Coming soon! Our two weeks of birding in Florida. These videos will be uploaded as soon as I can get through some of the edit...
Sandhill Cranes and Red-headed Woodpeckers - Michigan Birding and the 300 Bird Challenge
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Birding in Michigan and on the lookout for a bird we love - The Red-headed Woodpecker. Some cool interactions with Sandhill Cranes as we try to add some more birds to our 300 Bird Challenge. Please Note: Next video will be out in a couple of weeks. I'm currently traveling and don't have much time to edit. Please click here to subscribe if you haven't already:ua-cam.com/users/BritHikesOntario Br...
Birding Michigan! Roadtrip from Windsor to Detroit for the 300 Bird Challenge
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We go looking for birds in Michigan after an initial morning birding at Ojibway Park in Windsor, ON. This is part one of three from our road-trip of birding through Michigan. Please click here to subscribe if you haven't already: ua-cam.com/users/BritHikesOntario BritHikesOntario, is Stu Hall. I'm a displaced Brit... who hikes and goes birding in Ontario, Canada (and sometimes beyond). I'm ofte...
Rare Black Billed Magpies in Southern Ontario! 300 Bird Challenge Ep 12
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Some rare birds have shown up in Southern Ontario in the Chatham-Kent area. So we take a trip to add Black-billed Magpies to our 300 Bird Challenge. Followed up by some birding at Rondeau Provincial Park and surrounding areas. Please click here to subscribe if you haven't already: ua-cam.com/users/BritHikesOntario BritHikesOntario, is Stu Hall. I'm a displaced Brit... who hikes and goes birding...
Five New Birds & Peent Night at Tommy Thompson Park - 300 Bird Challenge
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Five New Birds & Peent Night at Tommy Thompson Park - 300 Bird Challenge
Bullock's To High Park! Super Rare Bird in Toronto - 300 Bird Challenge Ep 10
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Bullock's To High Park! Super Rare Bird in Toronto - 300 Bird Challenge Ep 10
Wren Will I See You Again? Birding at FWR Dickson Wilderness Area
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Wren Will I See You Again? Birding at FWR Dickson Wilderness Area
RARE European Duck Visitor and a Very Foxy Sparrow
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RARE European Duck Visitor and a Very Foxy Sparrow
Another Owl and a Feast of Woodpeckers - 300 Bird Challenge
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Another Owl and a Feast of Woodpeckers - 300 Bird Challenge
300 Bird Challenge The Owls of Amherst Island
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300 Bird Challenge The Owls of Amherst Island
300 Bird Challenge Peterborough Or Bust
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300 Bird Challenge Peterborough Or Bust
300 Bird Challenge Raven' Around in Algonquin Park - Ep4
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300 Bird Challenge Raven' Around in Algonquin Park - Ep4
300 Bird Challenge - On A Very Wild Goose Chase - Rare Ross's Goose
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300 Bird Challenge - On A Very Wild Goose Chase - Rare Ross's Goose
300 Bird Challenge RARE Duck and Long-Eared Owls around Toronto
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300 Bird Challenge RARE Duck and Long-Eared Owls around Toronto
300 Bird Challenge RARE Birds in Toronto And Burlington. Ep01.
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300 Bird Challenge RARE Birds in Toronto And Burlington. Ep01.
Rare Bird! Eared Grebe in Toronto plus Our 2024 CHALLENGE REVEALED
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Rare Bird! Eared Grebe in Toronto plus Our 2024 CHALLENGE REVEALED
Guess The Bird - BIRD GAME - Woodpeckers
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Guess The Bird - BIRD GAME - Woodpeckers
250 Bird Challenge Review of the Year Part Two - Loads more birds!
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250 Bird Challenge Review of the Year Part Two - Loads more birds!
250 Bird Challenge A Year in Review Part One - Loads of Birds!
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250 Bird Challenge A Year in Review Part One - Loads of Birds!

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  • @l15t47
    @l15t47 День тому

    L.U.S.T. ? Frisky, or is it randy? Video of a black and white warbler followed by “a bit disappointing”? You could show 50 videos of a black and white warbler and everyone would be oooing and ahhhing about the 51st, we’re birders for goodness sake!! 😊 love the series, your betting fiends from CA,,,

    • @BritHikesOntario
      @BritHikesOntario День тому

      Haha just a joke about Sara and I, wasn't intended to be rude. Long time since hearing from you guys! I think we were a bit spoiled for Black and White Warblers. It's one of my favourite birds, but there's one in almost every Florida video.

  • @olddoggeleventy2718
    @olddoggeleventy2718 2 дні тому

    I lived in Northern Arizona and frequently would see Bullock's Orioles, of all places, visiting my Hummingbird feeder. I strategically placed the feeder by my kitchen window with curtains just a few inches apart to not startle the birds with any movement on my part. A great way to enjoy a morning cup of coffee.

    • @BritHikesOntario
      @BritHikesOntario 2 дні тому

      Sounds like a great way to start the morning. We would love to visit Arizona. Something we are considering for next year, possibly.

  • @brighteyedbirding
    @brighteyedbirding 2 дні тому

    Congrats on getting the Least Bittern on camera! I know that’s not any easy thing to do! Great video!

  • @cliffhawley1768
    @cliffhawley1768 2 дні тому

    I wasn't lucky on Red-cockaded Woodpecker when I visited Florida. I did get Pinewoods (Bachman's) Sparrow at Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park on that trip.

    • @BritHikesOntario
      @BritHikesOntario День тому

      Nice. We didn't have much luck with the several Sparrow species of Florida. Not sure if it was timing or, more likely, our attention being drawn to the slightly more "exotic" species 😆

  • @HawkInTheLens
    @HawkInTheLens 2 дні тому

    Impressed you got great shots of that Marsh Wren. They never seem to come out of the reeds for me!

    • @BritHikesOntario
      @BritHikesOntario 2 дні тому

      That's generally our experience, too. There's a couple of spots closer to home where I find they are a little bit more "showy", though!

  • @richardwalker9330
    @richardwalker9330 3 дні тому

    Another cool video! Is there a list somewhere of where and when you have been?

    • @BritHikesOntario
      @BritHikesOntario 3 дні тому

      I keep meaning to do something useful with my website but never find the time for it. I don't have a list. Most of our time is in Southern Ontario, Canada. This year we have also been to Michigan and Florida.

    • @richardwalker9330
      @richardwalker9330 2 дні тому

      @@BritHikesOntario I'm enjoying all of the videos. Really makes me want to get to Florida. And back to Michigan, now that I am a birder.

  • @MrTmiket0007
    @MrTmiket0007 3 дні тому

    Thanks so much for sharing another wonderful video like always 🤗👍

  • @markshen3280
    @markshen3280 3 дні тому

    Here in the semi-rural area in the New Territories of Hong Kong SAR, we occasionally see a Yellow Bittern combing the mangroves area at the beachfront promenade.

  • @tracyreaume6451
    @tracyreaume6451 3 дні тому

    +5 birds in this video, well done! What time do you start birding in the day?

    • @BritHikesOntario
      @BritHikesOntario 3 дні тому

      Thank you Tracy. Five birds is pretty good and if we could do that every week, we'd find our way to 300 in plenty of time. Not sure it will be quite that easy, but let's see! I think the best time to bird is just after dawn. Basically, once the sun starts to hit the trees. That was pretty easy in Florida, where the sunrise is no earlier 6:30am (because it's closer to the equator). In Toronto, it can be closer to 5:30am. A bit harder!

  • @erniescabin4256
    @erniescabin4256 3 дні тому

    I love the birds They make me aware of everything around the trees the type and clarity of the water the seasons and even warn you if danger is around The wourld would be a lot better place if birds were considered more Thanks for the videos they are for the birds, A phrase that should mean the opposite😊💕🌴🦤🌳✌

    • @BritHikesOntario
      @BritHikesOntario 3 дні тому

      Birds are awesome :) Fun, beautiful, interesting, smart. Unique animals.

  • @HaydenEpp
    @HaydenEpp 3 дні тому

    Lake Apopka was a highlight spot for me when I was around there in March. I arrived on a day when the wildlife drive was closed, so I ended up just walking part of it. Kinda unnerving with the alligators around, but they didn't bother me. I didn't see Least Bitterns there, but I did briefly see an American Bittern there! I've never been fortunate enough to get photos of either Bittern species so it was very cool that you did...twice! And the fulvous whistling duck is awesome too! I didn't catch that when I was there.

    • @BritHikesOntario
      @BritHikesOntario 3 дні тому

      I'm guessing you turned back at some point? It's a pretty big area and we didn't even drive all of it. We were really lucky with the Least Bitterns. There's actually three..haha. I didn't notice this until I was editing, but if you watch back the first clip with the initial sighting, towards the end, you can see movement to the left in the reeds - another Bittern. We had no idea at the time.

    • @HaydenEpp
      @HaydenEpp 3 дні тому

      @@BritHikesOntario yes I walked about 4km and turned back. I thought I saw movement in that shot but didn’t look closely. Very cool!! 3 least bitterns is more least bitterns than I’ve ever seen 😅

  • @Hummingbirder1
    @Hummingbirder1 3 дні тому

    Bummer with the Red-cockaded, and no Bachman's Sparrow either it seems 😞But you got your cute ducks and good views of the Least Bittern, and since there's one more video left, maybe there's hope still for those Pine forest specialists🤞

    • @BritHikesOntario
      @BritHikesOntario 3 дні тому

      We didn't have much luck with sparrows. In addition to Bachmans, Florida opened up the opportunity for Henslow's, Saltmarsh and Seaside as well as a couple of others that are also in Ontario but perhaps a bit harder. Oh well! Hopefully we can still make 300. Summer tends to be a harder time for us to get out birding, so we will see.

  • @marcussmith1768
    @marcussmith1768 3 дні тому

    Least Bittern... Swamp Sparrow.... Epic! I've seen a Fulvous, but it was considered as a probable escapee. When you have seen so many previous It is awesome to get just one lifer in a day! Just an off the cuff question. Do you believe that the Ivory Billed Woodpecker might still survive in perhaps the deepest of the Louisiana swamps?

    • @BritHikesOntario
      @BritHikesOntario 3 дні тому

      I'm afraid to say I don't. But I've joked with birder friends about making a series of videos in Louisiana looking for it and dragging it out for years... kinda like "The Curse of Oak Island" (if you've heard of that). I think there's enough experts around who have been looking for it for years, enough ebirders, enough people with various types of camera from mobile phone, to stationary wildlife, to high end cameras and everything inbetween.... that it's likely we'd know about it by now. I've never been to Louisiana to know exactly how much of it is relatively untouched, but I'm guessing in The USA, in 2024, the answer is not much. With that latter point in mind, I did once mess around with inaturalist (if you're not familiar - it's like eBird but for any living organism) to see how much had been reported in Louisiana at all and how much unreported space there was. This is a map of sightings of any organism at all, at any time, ever reported by users in Louisiana: inaturalist.ca/observations?place_id=27&subview=map

  • @TheDutchBirder
    @TheDutchBirder 3 дні тому

    Very cool shots of the bittern! Love the florida video's!

  • @ryanhuffman301
    @ryanhuffman301 5 днів тому

    Beautiful footage of the snow falling!

  • @olivia17722
    @olivia17722 8 днів тому

    Wanted to let you know the bird you thought was a swamphen was actually a purple gallinule. Cool native Florida bird, smaller and different face shield than grey headed swamp hen .

    • @olivia17722
      @olivia17722 8 днів тому

      Well now I realize other people already commented the same so sorry to bother haha. Great video👍 really cool footage.

    • @BritHikesOntario
      @BritHikesOntario 8 днів тому

      Thanks Olivia, glad you liked it. Yep, feel a bit silly about the Gallinule. Pretty basic oversight. I blame myself for rushing the edit! 😊

  • @user-xr7mu9rc4b
    @user-xr7mu9rc4b 9 днів тому

    Thanks for your videos in Florida. You have been giving me place to go birding. I’m moving to Florida in a few weeks.

  • @MrTmiket0007
    @MrTmiket0007 9 днів тому

    Thanks so much for sharing another wonderful video like always 🐦♥️🤗

  • @charliestreets8018
    @charliestreets8018 9 днів тому

    Hope you make it to 300 but as always, enjoy the journey not the destination, good luck 👍

    • @BritHikesOntario
      @BritHikesOntario 9 днів тому

      Thanks Charlie, we're working on keeping that balance. I don't think we would have necessarily had a trip to Florida without the challenge and there might he another trip later this year, so we are definitely trying to make the most of it 😊

  • @HaydenEpp
    @HaydenEpp 10 днів тому

    Great video as usual! I saw exactly one Limpkin on my recent trip to Florida - at Disney Springs of all places! I previously saw the Limpkin at Wheatley Provincial Park in December.

  • @shreecreativearts5132
    @shreecreativearts5132 10 днів тому

    Nice video, inspiring,thanks for sharing

  • @susanmatako8469
    @susanmatako8469 10 днів тому

    Great video again. I was fortunate to see a Lipmkin right here in Michigan last year. I heard there was several in different locations and lucky for me it was 20 minute's away. It was hiding in bushes when I first saw it. Then it was scavaging a few yard's away from the porch of the Nature building. I heard and saw a yellow throated Warbler but couldn't take a picture of it do to the tree canopy. One of my favorite places to walk I saw a marsh sparrow,marsh wren, sedge wren and near by I heard 2 Henslow Sparrow's but they didn't wan't their picture taken. I also saw a few day's ago my first ever fish crow.

    • @susanmatako8469
      @susanmatako8469 10 днів тому

      Swamp sparrow

    • @BritHikesOntario
      @BritHikesOntario 10 днів тому

      Thank you Susan. Limpkin in Michigan is pretty special! Birds not wanting to be on camera. Story of my year lol 😆

  • @jaurijantzi424
    @jaurijantzi424 10 днів тому

    That grey headed swamp hen is a purple galinule at 5:27

    • @BritHikesOntario
      @BritHikesOntario 10 днів тому

      Indeed, a few people have mentioned it. Complete oversight by me, beginners error! Oh well!

  • @evtheencyclopedia8945
    @evtheencyclopedia8945 10 днів тому

    I think that is a purple gallunule at 5:30, not a gray-headed swamphen. This looks like an amazing place! Maybe I will visit it someday...

    • @BritHikesOntario
      @BritHikesOntario 10 днів тому

      Yes, mentioned elsewhere in the comments. Very poor oversight by me!

  • @markshen3280
    @markshen3280 10 днів тому

    Hi. I love your Florida bird videos. We also have Egrets in Hong Kong 🇭🇰 SAR, along with Lesser Egrets, Chinese Egrets, and Great Egrets. They are especially plentiful in Hong Kong’s Mai Po Bird Sanctuary.

  • @TheBackyardAviaryAdventures
    @TheBackyardAviaryAdventures 10 днів тому

    another great video buddy!

  • @user-qw5pm6lr9d
    @user-qw5pm6lr9d 10 днів тому

    My favorite bird was the roseate spoonbill. I also recently saw a limpkin at a nearby lake.

  • @simonartuch5491
    @simonartuch5491 10 днів тому

    I am thinking that could be a purple Gallinule

    • @BritHikesOntario
      @BritHikesOntario 10 днів тому

      Yep, my bad. Not sure how I managed that, because Purple is my favourite of the three.

    • @fmgypsy333
      @fmgypsy333 10 днів тому

      Yes at 5:30 it is a purple gallinule due to the yellow on the beak the grey swamp hen does not have hello and indeed has a grey crown

  • @scottmeagher3280
    @scottmeagher3280 10 днів тому

    Is that not a Purple Gallinule at 5:30, not a Gray Headed Moorhen?

    • @ickgtib
      @ickgtib 10 днів тому

      I don't know what a purple gallinule is, but this is Definitely not a gray headed swamphen

    • @traveltounwind3490
      @traveltounwind3490 10 днів тому

      That was my first thought also...just saw one in mexico earlier this year....looks like a purple gallinule to me also.

    • @BritHikesOntario
      @BritHikesOntario 10 днів тому

      Yes, my oversight, Purple Gallinule

    • @ickgtib
      @ickgtib 10 днів тому

      @@traveltounwind3490 I live on the other side of the globe so I did see the gray headed swamphen which is a vagrant to my country, I didn't yet go birding in the new world but I already feel like I know a lot of species from there

  • @marcussmith1768
    @marcussmith1768 10 днів тому

    Congratulations on the Limpkin you know its related to Limp Biscuit right? LOL Its amazing that the Gallinule is a spot on lookalike to the British Moorhen. American Coots are almost exactly the same as British ones except for the small red cob on its head. Spoonbills were beautiful. Lovely video as normal guys. Keep up the great work :)

    • @BritHikesOntario
      @BritHikesOntario 10 днів тому

      You may have seen me say this in an early Florida video, but they were the same species up until relatively recently. Thanks again, Marcus 👍

  • @erniescabin4256
    @erniescabin4256 10 днів тому

    😊💕🌴🦩🌴👍

  • @cliffhawley1768
    @cliffhawley1768 10 днів тому

    I'm excited for this one. I went to Orlando but I didn't visit wetlands there because I had most of the waterbirds. I need the land birds.

  • @ryanhuffman301
    @ryanhuffman301 11 днів тому

    Awesome video, especially the voiceover sections with all the info!

  • @eichelbergergary
    @eichelbergergary 14 днів тому

    My wife and I are annual visitors to Canaveral/Merritt Island and can attest it is an awesome place for birding and natural beauty in general. We drive the Blackpoint at least once every December and often twice during our visit. It is best appreciated at a near crawl for much of the trip as there are so many nuances to the experience that can be otherwise missed. (just leave room for the numerous less-than-patient drivers to get around you and proceed on their way...at times, there does seem to be an abundance of those who expect a more Disney-like experience and lack the ability to carefully find the thrill rather than be hit over the head with it at a dazzling pace.) We originally visited this area for the Kennedy Space Center, but were drawn further in, first by the excellent beaches and then more so in discovering the numerous nature trails and sanctuaries. There are exceptional opportunities for viewing from canoe or kayak as well. Your video is excellent and the photography quality is enviable. Very enjoyable.

    • @BritHikesOntario
      @BritHikesOntario 12 днів тому

      Thanks for watching and your comment. Yep, it's a great spot. Fairly quiet when we were there, thankfully. Certainly a place worth revisiting if we are ever back in the area.

  • @shreecreativearts5132
    @shreecreativearts5132 14 днів тому

    Intresting journey

  • @shreecreativearts5132
    @shreecreativearts5132 14 днів тому

    Wonderful

  • @KendelsBestDays
    @KendelsBestDays 16 днів тому

    My daughter loves the green and tri colour herons. And I think the snail kite was so neat to see!

    • @BritHikesOntario
      @BritHikesOntario 16 днів тому

      Thanks, me too. Reddish Egret is probably my favourite, though, the way it dances around 😆

  • @HawkInTheLens
    @HawkInTheLens 16 днів тому

    Great looks of the Florida Scrub Jay! So cool

  • @alunlambert7456
    @alunlambert7456 21 день тому

    Fantastic, loving this series of vlogs, just wandering, did you stay in different locations or stop in one spot, you really do have me planning next year’s holiday

    • @BritHikesOntario
      @BritHikesOntario 21 день тому

      Thank you Alun, appreciate it. We stayed in different locations most nights. We were heavily focused on birding, so we just stayed on the outskirts of urban areas in chain hotels. The exception was The Keys where you don't have much choice but to pay a bit more. We stayed there for 2 nights due to our daytrip to The Dry Tortugas. And we stayed a little longer in Orlando because we spent a couple of days at the theme parks there - pretty much the only non-birding days. I'm in the fortunate position where Sara is very good at the planning and research aspects. Our plan was to begin in Tampa and generally move counter-clockwise around the state. We went to each general area with an idea of what we wanted to see based on reports from other birders and naturalists (blogs, EBird reports from the same time in 2023 etc...). But we occasionally adapted our plans based on weather or more recent birding reports. Hope you manage to get out there. Would recommend it.

    • @alunlambert7456
      @alunlambert7456 21 день тому

      @@BritHikesOntario Thank you so much, that so helpful. I’m a nightmare with organising, after watching your videos I’m already making all the locations on google maps, let the planing begin 🤣 thanks again

  • @HawkInTheLens
    @HawkInTheLens 23 дні тому

    I really enjoyed the Black-bellied Whistling Duck for some reason. Just a sharp looking bird haha. The Florida trip has been great so far!

    • @BritHikesOntario
      @BritHikesOntario 23 дні тому

      Yeah they're pretty cool. Maybe not an absolute Florida favourite, but definitely one we wanted to see and we're happy to get.

  • @marcussmith1768
    @marcussmith1768 23 дні тому

    2 lifers in one day and the Sora was special. Well done guys.

  • @user-qw5pm6lr9d
    @user-qw5pm6lr9d 23 дні тому

    That was great footage of the sora. I remember seeing one at a lake in Florida during the winter.

  • @richardwalker9330
    @richardwalker9330 24 дні тому

    Cool video! I live in western Washington and have been birding for about 5 years and just saw my first Bullock's Oriole a week ago.

  • @williamknudson7256
    @williamknudson7256 24 дні тому

    Great Video. If you want to get some cool birds east of the Mississippi, I would recommend Sax Zim Bog in Minnesota. In the winter you could get Great Gray Owl, Northern Hawk Owl, Boreal Chickadee, Snowy owl, etc. In the summer you could Great Gray Owl and Connecticut Warbler, etc.

    • @BritHikesOntario
      @BritHikesOntario 24 дні тому

      We've been considering this and it may happen later this year

  • @MrTmiket0007
    @MrTmiket0007 24 дні тому

    Thanks so much for sharing another wonderful video like always 🐦❤️

  • @Sam_photo
    @Sam_photo 24 дні тому

    Hello Stu and Sarah, Just wondering how long you spent in Florida (maybe you're still there?)? Great videos.

    • @BritHikesOntario
      @BritHikesOntario 24 дні тому

      Hi Sam, we are back in Ontario now. We spent just over two weeks in Florida. Went birding most days with 2 or 3 days doing other things.

    • @Sam_photo
      @Sam_photo 24 дні тому

      @@BritHikesOntario Thanks, that's a great amount of time for birding! Good luck on 300.

  • @andycameron9421
    @andycameron9421 24 дні тому

    Yet another great video with more birds I'd like to see 🙂 What's the camera and lens setup that you use for your pictures and videos?

    • @BritHikesOntario
      @BritHikesOntario 24 дні тому

      Thanks Andy Using a Nikon Z6ii with an F mount Nikkor 200-500 attached using the FTZ adapter.

    • @tracyreaume6451
      @tracyreaume6451 24 дні тому

      Congrats on your 2 lifers! 😊

  • @HaydenEpp
    @HaydenEpp 24 дні тому

    Another great video! I was at Merritt Island back in March and it was awesome! Too bad you couldn't see the Flamingos. I saw them when I was there, but at quite a distance! Still a very cool lifer. Congrats on the Sora and the Clapper Rail! I've never seen either! I have occasionally tried to find Soras here in Ontario, but so far without luck!

    • @BritHikesOntario
      @BritHikesOntario 24 дні тому

      Funnily enough, I saw my 2nd Sora in Ontario not long after we got back from Florida (at Point Pelee) - so it is possible! Hopefully we don't end the year on 299 birds with a missing flamingo 😂

    • @HaydenEpp
      @HaydenEpp 24 дні тому

      ​@@BritHikesOntario Haha true! I'll have to keep searching!

  • @erniescabin4256
    @erniescabin4256 24 дні тому

    😊💕🦩🌴🐊🌳👍

  • @marcusmuller9422
    @marcusmuller9422 24 дні тому

    Great video again !