Homosassa Springs State Park, Florida
February 22, 2014 at 7:03 am (Birds- Florida, Florida State Parks, Great Florida Birding Trail, Nature, Wildlife, Zoos) (bald eagle, barred owl, crested caracara, flamingo, Freezer Tiki Bar, Homosassa Springs, Whooping Crane)
I don’t usually like photographing captive animals, but Homosassa Springs State Park in Florida has birds in an outdoor exhibit without obstructing bars or mesh. That gives a more intimate experience, and most of them are native species. Some of these birds have been injured in some way, so they cannot fly. Others, like the brown pelicans, are completely wild and have chosen to make nests and raise a family amid the non-native flamingos and the native ibis, egrets, herons, ducks.
It’s hard to find a captive bald eagle exhibit that doesn’t have an American flag draped in the background. Read the rest of this entry »