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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.

A recent visit to Hathaway Park

Posted on 2011/08/08 by birds n' bugs

Hathaway Park is a small park on Shell Creek.  It has two entrances on Washington Loop Road off US-17 in Punta Gorda FL.  With the recent heat, and rain, I haven’t had a lot of bird or animal activity to … Continue reading →

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Babcock-Webb WMA after the rains

Posted on 2011/08/01 by birds n' bugs

I hadn’t been to Babcock-Webb WMA outside of Punta Gorda for a few weeks. The high temperatures were keeping most of the critters down for the day. We have been having some rain lately and the mornings are a little … Continue reading →

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Death of a dreamcatcher

Posted on 2011/07/26 by birds n' bugs

Whenever I walked the Nature Trail at Ponce De Leon Park, I always went to the harbor end of the fishing pier to see what was being caught.  Not by the fishermen, by the mangrove branch I called the dreamcatcher.  … Continue reading →

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Mockingbird vs. Osprey – Fierce and fearless

Posted on 2011/07/08 by birds n' bugs

The other day, an Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) chose the mast of my boat to dry off after missing a couple of fish.  This drew the attention of a of Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) which was nesting on the other side of the canal.  … Continue reading →

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It’s CHNEP Calendar time

Posted on 2011/07/01 by birds n' bugs

The annual submission period for the Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program (CHNEP) calendar ends July 14 at 5PM.  If you have nature photographs taken within the Peace or Myakka river watersheds you can enter them for the calendar.  The only award is publication … Continue reading →

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It sure is hot out!

Posted on 2011/06/25 by birds n' bugs

Last week, I was headed down to Ponce De Leon Park whenI noticed this Yellow Crowned Night Heron cooling off in the Vivante pond.  You don’t often see wading birds actually immersing themselves like this but, I’ll just bet the … Continue reading →

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The fatal squirrel?

Posted on 2011/06/23 by birds n' bugs

Our city council has been considering some restrictions around the local eagles nest which I commented on in a letter to the editor.  The letter basically summarized some of the posts in this blog.  I did mention a photo of … Continue reading →

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Flying things at the airport

Posted on 2011/06/21 by birds n' bugs

I had to go to Southwest Florida International Airport today to deal with a luggage issue. I took the camera bag along to see what I could find around the airport to take pictures of.  Well, no unusual airlines or … Continue reading →

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Snakes in trees

Posted on 2011/06/19 by birds n' bugs

OK, snakes aren’t everybodies mostest favorite thing but, they are actually useful critters.  Even the venomous ones. On Friday, I was trimming one of my small palm trees.  I’m not sure of the type but, they are usually planted in … Continue reading →

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Shooting Fireworks Displays

Posted on 2011/06/09 by birds n' bugs

Well, it’s that time of year again.  In the US, the Fourth of July holiday will bring out the questions of how to take pictures of fireworks. The first thing to consider is a location to shoot from.  Watching fireworks … Continue reading →

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