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Christmas Bird Count

Header Image: Sandhill Cranes Hoo-H-Hoo-Hoo-Hoo. Hoo-H-Hoo-Hoo-Hoo. Softer than one would expect for a relatively large bird. Distant. Distinct. “Great Horned Owl!”, Gini exclaimed in the darkness. It was now about an hour-and-a-half before sunrise and this was our fourth stop in an attempt to hear nocturnal birds. A bit later, a Barred Owl couple called to each other. The highlight of our pre-dawn foray occurred at a boat ramp. “Whip-whip-whip.” Whoosh! An… Read More

Category: Birds, Florida, Photography Tags: american goldfinch, american kestrel, black-and-white warbler, blue-headed vireo, brown-headed nuthatch, carolina chickadee, carolina wren, cattle egret, christmas bird count, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, eastern meadowlark, hermit thrush, house wren, palm warbler, pine warbler, red-bellied woodpecker, ruby-crowned kinglet, white-eyed vireo, wood duck, yellow-rumped warbler, yellow-throated warbler

Swamp Road

Header Image: Pygmy Rattlesnake Hot. Wet. Oppressive. Taking a breath almost requires effort. In the time it takes to walk from the car to the trailhead, your clothes are soaked through from the humidity. There is not even a hint of a breeze. We are in central Florida. The Green Swamp surrounds us. It is summer. Glorious! It is that time of year we simply LOVE to be outside! The stillness of… Read More

Category: Birds, Flora, Florida, Insects, Photography Tags: brown-headed nuthatch, clustered bushmint, eastern lubber grasshopper, familiar bluet, gray-green clubtail, little blue dragonlet, phaon crescent, prince baskettail, pygmy rattlesnake, richloam wildlife management area, rosy camphorweed, scarlet skimmer, swamp, tarflower, yellow milwort

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