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Author Archives: birds n' bugs
Ponce Park Pelican Procreation Preparation
Sorry, couldn’t miss taking the opportunity for an alliterative title. Our local Brown Pelicans are beginning to change into their breeding colors and act in flocks and pairs. That means that the rookery in the mangroves will be filling up … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, Bird, Park, Park - Ponce de Leon
Tagged brown pelican, nikkor 55-200mm VR, Nikon V1, Red Shouldered Hawk
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Lee County Nature – Prairie Pines Preserve
Whenever we go to Fort Myers for some reason I notice a sign for the Prairie Pines Preserve on the north side of town just past Del Prado Blvd. I never had the time to stop off so decided to … Continue reading
Posted in Park
Tagged Alligator, Bee, boardwalk, Great Egret, lee county, prairie pines preserve
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A couple of spiders from Ponce Park
While hanging around waiting for the GBH to do something active, I started looking in the Sea Grape below the nest. There was a large chaotic spider web there and after looking around a bit I found the spider that … Continue reading
Landing Sequence
I visited the Great Blue Herons at the Wildlife Center again this morning. The light was right for the nest on the pole and the wind was perfect to bring the birds in at a good light angle. I knew … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, Bird, Park, Park - Ponce de Leon
Tagged Great Blue Heron, nikkor 55-200mm VR, Nikon V1, Ponce de Leon Park
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Punta Gorda Rookery? Maybe!
For the last couple of mornings I have seen Great Blue Heron nesting activity in the area of the Peace River Wildlife Center. The have an old concrete pole near the compound exit that had a structure on top that … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, Bird, Park, Park - Ponce de Leon
Tagged Great Blue Heron, nikkor 55-200mm VR, Nikon V1, Ponce de Leon Park, Pun
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Palm Beach County Nature Centers – Wakodahatchee Wetlands
The Wakodahatchee Wetlands are interesting. It sounds like an indian name but it is actually modern since Wakodahatchee means ‘created waters’. The water you see in these wetlands is the output of the sewage treatment plant. Yuk?? No, the water … Continue reading
Posted in Bird, Park
Tagged cormorant, Egyptian Geese, juvenile, Little Blue Heron, palm beach, Wakodahatchee, Wetlands
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Palm Beach County Nature Centers – Hypoluxo Scrub
This was the park I used as the terminus of my morning walk. The days are getting shorter so it was fairly dark when I arrived. The Hypoluxo Scrub Park provides both paved and sand trails for exploration and would … Continue reading
Palm Beach County Nature Centers – Green Cay Nature Center
We took a long weekend trip to Palm Beach county for a bit of sightseeing and to visit friends. I had planned to visit the Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge but, it was closed as were many other federal sites. It turned … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, Bird, Park
Tagged green cay preserve, killdeer, Nikkor 70-300mm, Nikon D300, palm beach, Piebilled Grebe, Tricolor Heron
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Hunting bugs
This morning was bright and sunny and the insects were very active. I started looking out for them on my walk as I went along the mangroves. I found this nice damselfly near the city soil storage area on Colony … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, Bug, reptile
Tagged anole, damselfly, dragonfly, lizard, nikkor 55-200mm VR, Nikon 1, odonata
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Nikon V1 and 70-300mm VR in the field
After some comments on various photo boards in regard to the Nikon V1, FT-1 and 70-300mm combination I decided to spend some time using it. I headed up to the Celery Fields nature reserve in Sarasota County and stopped off … Continue reading
Posted in Bird, Bug, Photography, Venice Rookery
Tagged celery, Nikkor 70-300mm, Nikon FT-1, Nikon V1, Venice Rookery
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