Birds
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No, Not Sebastian, the White Ibis at Walt Disney World
White Ibis – The White Ibis is one of the most common birds spotted at Disney World. They can be seen in just about any body of water at Disney World, and not just Bay Lake and Seven Seas Lagoon but also in any of the many retaining ponds around the resort. They are also…
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Limpkins at Walt Disney World
Limpkins – Limpkins are a common wading bird that call Walt Disney World home. Limpkins are related to rails and cranes and are also similar in size and appearance to the White Ibis, another wading birdy commonly seen at Disney World. Limpkins primarily range through Central and South America and the Caribbean although they also…
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Wood Storks Wading at Walt Disney World
Wood Storks and Their Friends – Disney World’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park and its attendant resort hotels is home to four different species of Storks, none of which are native to the state of Florida. These include White Storks that can be encountered on the Discovery Island Trail in the middle of the park near…
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Four Herons at Walt Disney World
Great Blue Herons, Tricolored Herons, Little Blue Herons, and Green Herons – In the 1995 movie Pocahantas, our heroine proclaims in the song Colors of the Wind by Judy Kuhn, that herons (and otters) are her friends and we are all connected to each other in circle and a hoop that never ends. That is…
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Not Just Sam the Eagle – Bald Eagles at Walt Disney World and Beyond
With around 1500 nesting pairs, Florida has one of the largest populations of Bald Eagles in the lower 48 states with only Minnesota at 9,800 nesting pairs having more. States with similar numbers to Florida are Wisconsin (1,500 nesting pairs) and Maryland (1,400 nesting pairs). Bald Eagles represent one of the great wildlife conservation success…
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The Disney Park You Probably Have Never Been To – Disney’s Wilderness Preserve
Disney’s Wilderness Preserve – Approximately 20 miles south of Walt Disney World as the Great Blue Heron flies is a piece of Disney property near the headwaters of the Everglades that most people do not know exist, Disney’s 11,500-acre nature preserve Disney Wilderness Preserve. First established through land purchases in 1993 and opened to the…
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Great Egrets at Disney World – Look at the Legs
Great Egrets – Those magnificent large white birds that you will see all over the place at Disney World are Great Egrets, one of the most common and most confusing large water birds you can see at the Most Magical Place on Earth. Make no mistake, when you go to Disney World you will see…
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Space Capsule Nests and Purple “Martians” at Disney World
Have you ever wondered what those white round, space capsule-like looking structures are on stands at EPCOT, Animal Kingdom, Saratoga Springs, or Caribbean Beach? They are Purple Martin boxes, homes for beautiful migratory song birds that call Walt Disney World home from January through August. Purple Martins are the largest members of the swallow family…
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Where Does Your Giant Turkey Leg Come From?
When you are snacking on a jumbo turkey leg at the Liberty Square Market in the Magic Kingdom or at the Fife and Drum Tavern in EPCOT, have you ever wondered where it comes from? Free range turkeys on Disney property? The grocery store down the road? A farm in Ocala? Regardless, one thing that…