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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 before the sun was scheduled to make an appearance. Thin fog suggested the actual appearance would be somewhat later than Sol had in the day-planner. Atop the welcome sign, a Red-shouldered Hawk scanned the dew-soaked grass for any sign of movement,… Read More

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

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

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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