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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.

Spatter Dock surprise

Posted on 2012/11/20 by birds n' bugs

The hunting areas of the Babcock-Webb WMA are open now so I went out to see what there was in the normally closed areas.  While there, I saw a nice group of Spatter Dock or Cow Lily – Nuphar advena … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Geometry II

Posted on 2012/11/03 by birds n' bugs

I’m always interested in patterns and often take pictures for myself that show them.  These two were taken in St. Petersburg, Florida at the Dali Museum.  The columns are actually at the performing arts theater next door. This is from the … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Geometry

Posted on 2012/11/02 by birds n' bugs

This weeks topic is Geometry and I offer a group of Lacewing eggs which are laid in a spiral.  This is a fairly typical pattern for this insect.  The egg is actually laid with a stalk supporting it above the … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Foreign

Posted on 2012/10/29 by birds n' bugs

Foreign is difficult since it only means outside your normal place or experience.  Of course, what is foreign to us is familiar to the locals.  For example, here in Florida we don’t find many reed thatched houses like these in … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Silhouettes

Posted on 2012/10/24 by birds n' bugs

This silhouette is a cormorant taking off in the reflection of some condos in Punta Gorda Florida.  It was sunrise and the condos were brightly illuminated.  Their reflection was golden on the ripples of the dead lakes.  As I walked … Continue reading →

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A walk on the Old Datsun Trail

Posted on 2012/08/05 by birds n' bugs

Today I went down to a state park that I have intended to go to for a long time. It’s the Charlotte Harbor Preserve .  The preserve has several locations on both sides of the Harbor but the locations I went … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Growth

Posted on 2012/08/03 by birds n' bugs

Two stages of a Fragrant Water Lily. In the first, the bud has just emerged from the water and beginning to open. In the second, it is fully open.

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A little bitty frog

Posted on 2012/08/02 by birds n' bugs

I went out to the southern end of Oilwell Grade at Babcock Webb the other day. Recent rains had raised the water level a lot and my usual walking path was pretty muddy. Since I was wearing shorts and low … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Purple II

Posted on 2012/07/31 by birds n' bugs

A couple more shots on the purple theme. The first two are wildflowers found at the Babcock-Webb Wildlife Management Area in Punta Gorda FL.     The one on the left is a  Meadow Beauty and the one on the right … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Purple

Posted on 2012/07/27 by birds n' bugs

Well, let’s have some fun with this one.  Last year I went to my local airshow and was shooting the US Navy Blue Angels precision flight team.  As usual, you get a lot that aren’t too good.  In this case, … Continue reading →

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