Lake Forest Condo Assn

10/13/2025

🌳🏘 Neighborhood Garage Sale that only happens twice a year! Park and walk or take a drive through the 295-condo community to find great bargains and new treasures! 🏘🌳

Lake Forest Condos are located off 94th Ave N in Pinellas Park … between 66th St N and 49th St N … directly across from the Helen S. Howarth Community Park.
Come on out and don’t miss out!
Saturday, October 18th, from 8:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M.

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04/10/2023

07/15/2021

Lake Forest is home to and visited by a variety of wildlife. THANKS to neighbors, James and Brandon, for the ID of these "wild" residents.

Since 1968, black-bellied whistling ducks frequently have been found in central and south Florida in late summer and early fall, sometimes mixed in flocks of fulvous whistling ducks. In recent years, these ducks have become year-round residents in all of peninsular Florida.

Are whistling ducks real ducks?
The whistling ducks or tree ducks are a subfamily, Dendrocygninae, of the duck, goose, and swan family of birds, Anatidae. They are not true ducks.

How can you tell if a black-bellied whistling duck is male or female?
Males and females look alike; juveniles are similar but have a gray bill and less contrasting belly. The wing bar is unique among whistling ducks. When on the ground, it may be hard to discern the light flanks present in many of these waterfowl.

You can read more about Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks at the sites below 👇👇
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/.../Black-bellied.../overview
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/.../Black-bellied.../id
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-bellied_whistling_duck

If you have photos to share, please submit them for future Lake Forest Wildlife Watch posts. We would love to spotlight your photos to share with the community and learn about our "wild" visitors and residents.

05/02/2021

Lake Forest is home to and visited by a variety of wildlife. This Anhinga was captured on a recent visit while drying feathers after a swim.

How do you pronounce it?: aan·hing·guh

What's the difference between an Anhinga and a Cormorant?: While commonly confused, the bill of the Anhinga is more pointed and straight which allows them to spearfish. The Cormorant has a hook-shaped bill tip. The Anhinga’s S-shaped neck is also longer than that of a Cormorant. Anhingas have completely webbed feet, and their legs are short and set far back on the body.

Why do Anhingas spread their wings in the sun?: Anhingas are often seen drying their feathers while sitting beside the waterside with their wings outstretched. Since their feathers are less water-resistant than most other birds they can swim deeper underwater to catch their prey, however, they must dry their waterlogged feathers to fly well.

Read more about this Lake Forest visitor at the sites below 👇👇
https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/anhinga
https://www.florida-keys-vacation.com/Anhinga.html
https://floridasadventurecoast.com/meet-the-amazing-anhinga/

04/23/2019

A neighbor captured the perfect afternoon and sunset at Lake Forest!!!

02/25/2019

Perfect place to call home.