Lake Hollingsworth

Lake Hollingsworth is a beautiful place to visit for Florida Wildlife watching. It’s located in the heart of Central Florida. Lake Hollingsworth is a relatively small lake in the center of Lakeland.

It is also surrounded by a three mile paved walking path which also passes the campus of Florida Southern College. Many of the buildings on the campus and around the lake were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. So if you like birds or if you like beautiful and interesting architecture, you’re in the right place.

The lake is home to many bird residents such as: The Roseate Spoonbill, White Pelican, Dunlin, Black-bellied Plover, Wood Stork, Long-billed Dowitcher, and variety of Swans & Ducks. Recently a clutch of chicks were born. If you are on the side of the lake near the Jewish Temple, going towards the club house you are bound to see them huddled together with their parents. They are soo cute. If you’re lucky, you may even see a few rabbits here and there.

I took Martha to Lake Hollingsworth while she was visiting us. We took a few shots of us around the Lake. We even stumbled upon an odd looking creature in the water. At first we thought it was a snake.....then the body came up and we found out it was a bird. That was crazy!

Martha wanted to hurry this pic up because that "odd looking creature" was right behind us in the water and she thought it would jump out and grab us....

ha ha ha ha!!!

Shanaynay was sooo excited to take a break....that she posed and smiled for the camera.
I'm not really sure what the girls are looking at.....?????

Sure ain't the camera like me huh?!

Well....as you know I love the camera...ha ha ha ha ha ha...

The sun was starting to set....that meant it was about to get dark soon.

And here is Martha posing for the camera.....we had to hurry this shot up because right where she was sitting......were a swarm of gnats starting to build up....YUCK!!! ha ha ha ha...we took the picture and ran off.

I normally run/walk the lake 2x a week with Bubble & Shanaynay. Its a great cardio work out and its fun to see the many wonderful wildlife Florida has to offer. I won't even start with the "Weirdos" the lake has to offer. Ha, Ha, Ha!!