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Finding The Extra In The Ordinary

Header Image: Northern Waterthrush It was a day similar to other days. The sun rose. So did we. Ate breakfast. Read mail. Ate lunch. Accomplished chores. Ate supper. The sun set....

Category: Birds, Flora, Florida, Photography Tags: american bittern, american kestrel, blue-gray gnatcatcher, carolina chickadee, cooper's hawk, eastern phoebe, goldenrod, grasshopper sparrow, house wren, liatris, narrowleaf sunflower, northern waterthrush, pine warbler, primrosewillow, red saddlebags, red-shouldered hawk

The Other Side of the Lake

Header Image: Snail Kite Most living things are creatures of habit. For good reasons. Over time, we find what works best to ensure our survival. If we happen to be a...

Category: Birds, Florida, Photography Tags: anhinga, bald eagle, caspian tern, lake parker, osprey, snail kite, yellow warbler, yellow-throated warbler

Header Image: Carolina Wren Once again, that mee-tee-oh-rah-low-gist was absolutely correct. Partly cloudy with temperatures about the same as yesterday. I missed my calling. We pulled into the management area just...

Category: Birds, Florida, Insects, Photography Tags: band-winged dragonlet, belted kingfisher, blue-gray gnatcatcher, carolina wren, carpenter mimic leaf-cutter bee, common ground-dove, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, flesh fly, hyacinth glider, northern cardinal, northern parula, ovenbird, palm warbler, red-eyed vireo, red-shouldered hawk, regal jumping spider, roseate skimmer, scarlet skimmer, tenoroc fish management area, tufted titmouse, wandering glider, white-eyed vireo, zebra swallowtail

Simplification – A Goal

Header Image: Great Blue Heron We married young. Too young, “they” said. With our 20-20 hindsight, Gini and I have determined we married at the exact time the universe had scheduled...

Category: Birds, Florida, Insects, Photography Tags: blue dasher, blue-gray gnatcatcher, brown thrasher, great blue heron, lake parker park, northern flicker, purple gallinule, white ibis, yellow-throated vireo

Walking On Sunshine*

Header Image: Swamp Sunflowers, Marl Bed Flats, Lake Jessup, Florida, USA (We interrupt our irregularly scheduled attempts at blogging to bring you a public service announcement. There is joy in the...

Category: Flora, Florida, Photography Tags: marl bed flats, swamp sunflower

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