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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.

MS-ICE – Microsoft Image Composite Editor

Posted on 2011/06/01 by birds n' bugs

Well, I’m back from a holiday in the UK where I was using a netbook for image storage and occasional internet access. I don’t usually shoot panoramas as a matter of course but there are times that just cry out. … Continue reading →

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Charlotte County Extension Demonstration Garden

Posted on 2011/04/24 by birds n' bugs

There are actually two of these gardens.  One is near the Extension Office Campus near their headquarters on Harborview Rd which is very well kept.  The other is older and smaller and located in Punta Gorda at the end of … Continue reading →

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Great Southern White – Ascia monuste on Sweet Basil

Posted on 2011/04/22 by birds n' bugs

We have a pot of Sweet Basil near our back door which attracts butterflies. The Great Southern White – Ascia monuste is a common white butterfly around here and just seems to love the stuff. I was out shooting the … Continue reading →

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More wildflowers – Punta Gorda Nature Park

Posted on 2011/04/14 by birds n' bugs

This morning, I was off for a walk at the Punta Gorda Nature Park which isn’t much more than a mile or so long path around Fire Station #3 and the water plant for Punta Gorda Isles. Still, it is … Continue reading →

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Eastern Lubber Grasshopper – Romalea guttata

Posted on 2011/04/09 by birds n' bugs

While out at Oilwell Grade the other day I found a cluster of Eastern Lubbers in the nymph stage of their life.  At this phase of their life, they are very small and predominantly black with a yellow or orange stripe. … Continue reading →

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Wildflowers at the end of Oilwell Grade

Posted on 2011/04/06 by birds n' bugs

Recent rains brought the wildflowers out. Not the big showy ones, just the little ones you find in the grass and brush. The south end of Oilwell Grade is a mixed area with the lake, marshes and pine flatwoods in … Continue reading →

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Nosy Neighbor – Northern Cardinal – Cardinalis cardinalis

Posted on 2011/04/05 by birds n' bugs

This young fellow has been hanging out around my house lately. He is making frequent visits to some of our border plants hunting seeds and sees his reflection in our windows. Today, he was sitting right outside between attacks and … Continue reading →

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Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)

Posted on 2011/03/30 by birds n' bugs

OK, the airshow is over so back to birds ‘n bugs.  This lovely couple are Boat-tailed Grackles.  The male is young and not quite so irridescent as he will be in maturity but, the boat tail is still there.  The … Continue reading →

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Heavy Metal Jet Team – Florida International Airshow

Posted on 2011/03/29 by birds n' bugs

After seeing the Heavy Metal Jet Team on Friday, I was interested in seeing their show from the viewing area.  They’re an excellent precision flight team.  I particularly liked the rolls over the smoke trail of the diamond at the … Continue reading →

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Eastern Airlines DC-7B – N836D – Florida International Airshow

Posted on 2011/03/29 by birds n' bugs

On Friday, I managed to get a couple of pictures of a restored DC-7B in Eastern Airlines livery.  At the show, I went to get a few detail shots and leave them a few shots from the arrival.   Here are the … Continue reading →

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