NAATRUTRE
BIRDING IN TAMPA BAY
Not Your Usual Sightings
By Brian Magnier
Photography by Brian Magnier
Tampa Bay is home to a wide variety of bird species. You can find many
of them at wildlife refuges such as Lettuce Lake Park, Apollo Beach
Nature Preserve, Little Manatee River State Park and Fort De Soto Park.
These four parks contain the types of habitats that birds tend to seek.
A stunning tricolored heron emerges
from the surf victorious.
150 TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE | SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2018