An Eastern Phoebe at Live Oak Park in The Villages By Ron Clark July 13, 2017 Share FacebookTwitterReddItEmailCopy URL An Eastern Phoebe at Live Oak Park in The Villages. Photo courtesy of Ron Clark. Stay up-to-date with the latest happenings in The Villages, FL by subscribing to our Premium Newsletter. Get access to local news, events, and stories that matter to you. Don't miss out on important updates and become a part of our community today! More Headlines Residents speak up for trees to be cut down for new rec center $1.8 million study will be aimed at improving Rolling Acres Road Armed road rage suspect admits yelling ‘damn Yankee’ in traffic dispute Golf cart driver taken into custody at taser point at BJ’s Wholesale Club Get Our Daily Emails Headlines Villager arrested after allegedly ‘street racing’ near Morse Gate Villager arrested after going out to breakfast at local restaurant Villagers can learn about lightning in special presentation this week Oxford woman arrested after caught driving on suspended license 84-year-old Villager gets his 12th hole-in-one while golfing with daughter Letters to the Editor Guests should be charged to use facilities in The Villages In a Letter to the Editor, a longtime resident of The Villages suggests the 300,000 guests per year to The Villages should be supporting the community by paying for guest passes. We should not be opening any of the Priority Pools to the public A Village of Orange Blossom Gardens resident says Priority Pools should not be opened up to non-member Villagers. Read her Letter to the Editor. Neighborhood restrictions on short-term rentals A Village of Pine Hills resident, in a Letter to the Editor, offers information about neighborhood restrictions on short-term rentals. It’s time to care more about Villagers than visitors A Village of Chatham resident supports the idea of capping amenity fees. She says it’s time to care more about residents than visitors. We’re paying more but getting less A reader from the Village of Pennecamp, in a Letter to the Editor, writes that we seem to be paying more and getting less. Photos Swallow-tailed kite finds lunch in the Village of Chitty Chatty Florida softshell turtle buries eggs near Fenney Nature Trail Mottled duck in the Village of Pine Ridge Beautiful sunrise on Sweetgum Executive Golf Course Beautiful sunrise on boardwalk at Lake Sumter