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Header Image: Picnic Lake At Sunrise A liter of water and about 60 grams of coffee beans, for me, is a pleasant way to begin a morning. One of my favorite Central American coffees is lightly roasted at a small local roastery. The flavor is wonderful, but I wished it could be “more“. I tried increasing the amount of beans to the grind but, although stronger, it didn’t increase the flavor. When… Read More

Category: Birds, Flora, Florida, Insects, Photography Tags: american kestrel, american robin, cedar waxwing, double-crested cormorant, eastern phoebe, migration, northern flicker, osprey, palm warbler, red-tailed hawk, savannah sparrow, sawtooth blackberry, sepia baskettail, snowy egret, spring, tricolored heron, white ibis

Georgia On My Mind

(Header Image: Pecan Tree) Great segments of the land were decorated in pink. Just for us. Narrow dirt roads had been given the color of the interior of a perfectly baked sweet potato. Just for us. Bright blue skies were punctuated with fluffy formations that were enlarged versions of the cotton which will bloom later this summer. Just for us. The pink in the landscape was due to thousands of peach trees… Read More

Category: Birds, Photography Tags: american robin, barn, cedar waxwing, chipping sparrow, common grackle, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, georgia, northern mockingbird, palm warbler, peach blossom, pecans, pine warbler, red-bellied woodpecker, tufted titmouse, yellow-rumped warbler

Flashback! “Spring Preview”

(Header Image: Female Painted Bunting) Time. It doesn’t wait around for us. It seems we were enjoying New Year’s dinner and all of sudden we remarked how wonderful Easter Dinner was! Just a few days ago, in my mind, the yard was filled with nervous Palm Warblers and Chipping Sparrows combing through the grass for insects. We just realized we haven’t seen one in a week. Our winter flycatcher is no longer… Read More

Category: Birds, Florida, Photography Tags: american robin, american white pelican, bald eagle, black vulture, brown pelican, eastern phoebe, gray catbird, lake crago park, moon, northern mockingbird, osprey, painted bunting, red-shouldered hawk, roseate spoonbill, sandhill crane, wood stork, yellow-rumped warbler

perch – And be counted!

(First of a two-part photographic extravaganza!) (Header Image: A Central Florida lake at sunset.) We’re tired. For the last couple of weeks, Gini and I have been participating in the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Counts held around our local area. Several days of scouting, actual count days (+12 hour days in the field), processing data and photographs – whew! Not content with giving 100% during this time, Gini also conducted Christmas ornament… Read More

Category: Birds, Florida, Photography Tags: american robin, audubon christmas bird count, bald eagle, belted kingfisher, black-and-white warbler, brown pelican, eastern phoebe, glossy ibis, great blue heron, limpkin, palm warbler, pine warbler, roseate spoonbill, snail kite

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