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Winter Prelude

A few weeks ago we had a chance to escape to our patch before the dire weather predictions came crashing down around us. Sunny skies and warm temperatures – the way...

Category: Birds, Fauna, Florida, Insects, Photography Tags: anhinga, eastern phoebe, great blue heron, gulf fritillary, hyacinth glider, northern mockingbird, raccoon, savannah sparrow, sunset, water moccasin, wilson's snipe, yellow-bellied sapsucker

Long Lake

It’s that time of year when we sweep out the old in preparation for the new. In a dusty corner of the archive closet, covered in cobwebs deposited by Halloween goblins,...

Category: Birds, Florida, Insects, Photography Tags: black-and-white warbler, common yellowthroat, leaucauge, long lake, orbweaver, orchard orbweaver, palm warbler, pine warbler, rambur's forktail, red-shouldered hawk, roseate skimmer, spider web, spiny-backed orbweaver, tenoroc fma, yellow-rumped warbler

Fall’s Flourishes

“Are you sure you feel like going out this morning?” I got one of those looks that needed no words. It was a logical question. Gini and I are emerging from...

Category: Birds, Florida, Insects, Photography Tags: bald eagle, blue dasher, blue jay, blue-headed vireo, brown anole, brown thrasher, cassius blue, eastern phoebe, gray catbird, hyacinth glider, northern cardinal, palm warble, roseate skimmer, yellow-billed cuckoo

Colors of the Spirit

My Dad was a builder of homes. Much like any kid, I valued those days I rode along in the pick-up truck to a job site. The sights, sounds and smells...

Category: Birds, Flora, Florida, Insects, Photography Tags: american kestrel, cloudless sulphur, cypressvine, dotted smartweed, dusky pygmy rattlesnake, eastern tiger swallowtail, great egret, hairy chaffhead, narrow-leaf sunflower, narrowleaf silkgrass, phaon crescent, pinebarren goldenrod, red-shouldered hawk, tufted titmouse, virginia buttonwood

The Rise of Fall

It’s a beautiful day in our neighborhood patch. The pink/purple/orange dawn sky was clear. Relative humidity was 45% (amazing for Florida!). No wind. Cool air invited one to breathe in deeply....

Category: Birds, Florida, Insects, Photography Tags: barred yellow, belted kingisher, blue dasher, cloudless sulphur, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, honeycomb, house wren, little yellow, northern cardinal, palm warbler, red-bellied woodpecker, red-tailed hawk, six-lined racerunner

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