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Falling In The Morning

(Click on images to enlarge, click again to zoom.) (Note: This visit to Colt Creek State Park occurred on September 17, 2024. On October 8, during the night and the following morning, this area received between 15-20 inches of rain and experienced the 100 mph winds of Hurricane Milton. The roads and trails we enjoyed were inundated and completely covered in water for days. Thanks to amazing work by park employees and… Read More

Category: Birds, Fauna, Flora, Florida, Insects, Photography Tags: american alligator, american beautyberry, colt creek state park, eastern bluebird, forked bluecurls, gator creek, green heron, mac lake, panicled ticktrefoil, pine warbler, pitted stripeseed, prairie warbler, sleepy orange, tall elephantsfoot, viceroy, white ibis

These Are The Good Old Days

Header Image: Atlantic Coast Sunrise Sleepless nights were common for me about a week before Gini and I were married. Tossing and turning. Worry. Will I really be able to support us? Will she be able to put up with me all day, all night, forever? Anticipation. The night before the BIG DAY, was also devoid of sleep. But this was different. All I could think of was – HER. Eyes open,… Read More

Category: Birds, Florida, Photography Tags: a max brewer bridge, american alligator, black skimmer, black-bellied plover, blue-winged teal, caspian tern, dunlin, gator creek, great egret, green heron, laughing gull, marbled godwit, merritt island nwr, mottled duck, northern flicker, northern shoveler, osprey, redhead, ring-billed gull, roseate spoonbill, ruddy turnstone, sanderling, sunrise, tricolored heron

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