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About birds n' bugs

Retired, living in SW Florida and spending my time at nature photography in my local area. I volunteer with a couple of local organizations to help my adopted home town. Travelling is now by airplane and car instead of a sailboat but happy anyway.

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Posted on 2013/04/27 by birds n' bugs

I often see herons and other birds hanging around the launch ramp and fishing piers at Ponce De Leon park. They are moochers and are looking for leftover bait at the end of the day. Quite often they are fed … Continue reading →

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A walk to the park

Posted on 2013/04/26 by birds n' bugs

This morning, I walked down to Ponce De Leon Park.  I hadn’t been there for a while even though it’s my closest city park.  When I got to the Peace River Wildlife Center I noticed a couple of Great Blue … Continue reading →

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Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)

Posted on 2013/04/11 by birds n' bugs

The loggerhead shrike is a neat little bird. It’s a small bird that is a predator of insects and reptiles. The reptiles can sometimes be larger than the Shrike. On my morning walk today, I ran across a pair who … Continue reading →

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You can’t have a US airshow without a P-51 Mustang

Posted on 2013/03/24 by birds n' bugs

And, here is Quick Silver. The official Mustang of the 2013 Florida International Airshow in Punta Gorda FL.

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The Wingwalker

Posted on 2013/03/23 by birds n' bugs

Today was the first day of the Florida International Airshow here in Punta Gorda. Unfortunately, the government sequestration meant that the Blue Angels wouldn’t be flying, nor the F-22 or the Heritage flight. Without the big jets, an airshow loses … Continue reading →

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Some close ups with the Nikon 1 V1 and some old, old friends

Posted on 2013/03/19 by birds n' bugs

There is no dedicated macro lens for the Nikon 1 system to date. I have tried the 105mm f2.8 VR Micro-Nikkor with the FT-1 adapter. This was successful but, it does not use the normal operation of the V1. I … Continue reading →

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Urban Ospreys

Posted on 2013/02/23 by birds n' bugs

Here in SW Florida we have plenty of Ospreys. So many that they often find odd places to nest. In this case (two blocks from my house) they chose a utility pole. The power company tore it down a couple … Continue reading →

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Punta Gorda History Park Owls

Posted on 2013/02/22 by birds n' bugs

Well, the babies have taken flight. Not too far. Just to another pine with some branches which overlap. More of a hop than a flight really. I’ve seen the squirrels go further. It does make it harder to find them … Continue reading →

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The Celery Fields, Sarasota FL

Posted on 2013/02/18 by birds n' bugs

The Celery Fields is a park near Sarasota FL which has the active participation of the Audubon Society. There is a path to walk around the marshland and two boardwalks with a covered pavilion at the end for rainy days. … Continue reading →

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Another visit to the the Venice Rookery

Posted on 2013/02/17 by birds n' bugs

Last Friday, I was returning from Sarasota FL and decided to stop by the Venice Rookery. There was some fuss about the Rookery after some heavy landscaping work a year or so ago. The new plantings are doing well though … Continue reading →

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