Category Archives: reptile

Benefits of the drought

Posted on 2017/02/04 by birds n' bugs

It’s not often you can find a benefit in something like a drought.  For nature photographers it does have some benefit.  As ponds dry up they get smaller and the critters preyed on by our wading birds get concentrated in … Continue reading →

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Monarch Butterfly Eggs and Peaches

Posted on 2014/04/11 by birds n' bugs

Today I went out in the yard to see what was happening.  I know folks think Florida doesn’t have seasons but that’s just not so.  I few weeks ago we had peach and mango blossoms on the trees and my … Continue reading →

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So, I did spend more time looking

Posted on 2014/03/06 by birds n' bugs

Right outside my Garage is a Queen Palm that occasionally has a bird visiting.  Today I noticed an odd green patch in a green palm on a green flower pod.  Looking a bit closer, I saw it move.  It turns … Continue reading →

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A snake in the grass and trying out glass

Posted on 2013/11/08 by birds n' bugs

The morning walk was down to Ponce again.  The Great Blue Herons appear to have mated and have eggs in the nest.  I can’t see them but the female has gone broody and is down on the nest most of … Continue reading →

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Hunting bugs

Posted on 2013/10/06 by birds n' 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 →

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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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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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Sawgrass Lake Park

Posted on 2012/06/14 by birds n' bugs

We were in St. Petersburg FL over the weekend for a get together and I took some time to look at the local parks.  One interesting one I found was Sawgrass Lake Park at 7400 25th St. N, 33702.  There … Continue reading →

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A quick stop at the Venice Rookery

Posted on 2012/03/16 by birds n' bugs

After a trip to Sarasota I was returning on US-41 and couldn’t resist a stop at the Venice Rookery.  There is still plenty of nesting activity with Great Blue Herons, Great Egrets and Cormorants and Anhingas strutting their stuff.  I … 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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