 | Description | Brian Piccolo Park is a an athletic park outside of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It is known to wildlife photographers for the Burrowing Owls that nest in the grassy fields. The nests are blocked off for protection, and the birds are pretty tame. You can settle down with a camera at owl-eye level and photograph all sorts of fun behaviors with these comical owls. |
| Photography Advice | Long lenses and intermediate telephotos are both good here. Don’t leave your cameras or your laptop in the car. |
| When to Go | February through June |
| Species Photographed (1) | Burrowing Owl |
| Website | http://www.broward.org/Parks/BrianPiccoloPark/Pages/Default.aspx |
| eBird | https://ebird.org/hotspot/L299733 |
| Google Map | Click here to view Google Map |
| Trail Map | None |
June 20, 2013 - It’s time for round two on Burrowing Owls from Brian Piccolo Park! My last adventure was an evening shoot at a great nest with six babies. I went back to the same burrow the next morning. The owlets were nowhere near as active. I set up my Beast on my tripod and lowered it as […]
June 14, 2013 - I had two photo ops with the Burrowing Owls at Brian Piccolo Park on my recent trip to South Florida. One was an afternoon shoot, and the other was the next morning. You might ask why I drive over four hours to see a couple of owls. Well, maybe this will answer the question… There […]
June 22, 2012 - I made it to Brian Piccolo Park this year after all! When Rich and I went to West Palm Beach to visit the turtles, we planned to also visit Butterfly World. I’ve been wanting to visit the free-flight hummingbirds there ever since I saw Jamie’s incredible photo of the butterfly landing on a hummer’s head. […]