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Hunkered Down
Found this big Painted Box Turtle, burying itself in the dirt.
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Fishing for Supper
A brown pelican takes a unique approach for fishing by scooping up supper in shallow water rather than at the more traditional method of diving for its catch.
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Striking Portrait
With its golden slippers and luxurious feathers the snowy egret is one of Florida's most iconic species.
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Pretty In Pink
The Crepe Myrtle tree is in full bloom, and puts off these beautiful pink flowers. They kind of look like their dancing.
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Reverse Bloom
I grew giant Sunflowers in my garden. Even the backs of flowers are beautiful.
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Vicki Santello
A Marbled Godwit scores a meal by using its long beak to dig out with a tender morsel from the sand of shallow water.
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Tranquility
A beautiful sunset awaiting the Christmas Star to appear!
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Lift Off!
A reddish egret becomes airborne with powerful wings that lift him gracefully but forcefully out of the water.
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River Views
I was at the Halifax River with my family at sunset. I thought it was beautiful.
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Out To Lunch
This empty birds nest in our Crepe Myrtle tree, and is awaiting it's owner.
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Doggie Love
I was taking a picture of my dog lying down.
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Blazed with a Heart
Who could not love a bird that has a red heart blazed on its forehead? Florida is the migratory home as well year round home to many of these beautiful birds
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Painted Yellow
This juvenile painted box turtle, thinks my yard is its perfect habitat.
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Long day
My dog had a long day of playing and fun.
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peek-a-boo
I took a picture of my cat in my laundry basket.
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Aerial Acrobat
The American Swallowtail Kite is one of the most acrobatic raptors in the world thanks to the aerodynamics of its split tail. It hunts for insects mid air which it then grabs with a talon and then eats in mid flight.
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Long gone
I was at my Aunt's house and I thought the pathway to her house would make a neat picture.
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Take flight
I was sitting in my grandma's living room and then I saw a hummingbird through her sliding glass door. I sat there until I could take a picture of it.
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Deep in the Mangroves
A tri-colored heron uses the shadows of the mangroves to hunt for his next meal.
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I'll be home
I was at my Aunt house and found an old wooden bird house, on a barbed wire fence.
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Flight in Pink
The Roseate Spoonbill is one of iconic species of Florida. I was in waders knee deep in water hoping to get close to the flock when this beautiful bird rose up. He flew gracefully by allowing me the photo opportunity I had hoped for.
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Florida Thanksgiving
The wild turkey of Florida in full courting display is a fitting symbol of Thanksgiving any day of the year.
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Small But Mighty
Saw the lily pad blooms open one morning at a local park and captured this bee working hard.
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Hunter in Still Waters
A great blue heron's reflection is sharply defined in the still water. He moves stealthily as he hunts for his next meal
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Incognito
Discovered this frog hanging out in our backyard. I think he wanted to remain anonymous!
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Endless Hope
A surprise finding while walking on the beach during Easter time.
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Easter Bunny
This is a photo of my pet rabbit, Piper, enjoying munching on grass in the fresh air.
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Flight in Pink
The Roseate Spoonbill is one of iconic species of Florida. I was in waders knee deep in water hoping to get close to the flock when this beautiful bird rose up. He flew gracefully by allowing me the photo opportunity I had hoped for.
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Purr-Fection
This is a photo of my cat, Lilly, relaxing on our back porch watching a lizard. I wonder what she was thinking?
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Color Bomb
Photo of a stress ball in action. Beauty can be found anywhere if you look for it!
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The Calico
The little blue heron molts into adult plumage in a unique pattern until it has morphed from the pure white of juvenile to the pure blue of adult. This particular bird has a wonderful calico pattern that will not endure past the next few weeks.
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Promise
A beautiful rainbow after a rainy afternoon! A great reminder of God's promise!
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Monarch Butterfly
Monarch butterfly during migration
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Florida Thanksgiving
The wild turkey of Florida in full courting display is a fitting symbol of Thanksgiving any day of the year.
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Tom Turkey
Tom turkey
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White Squirrel
White squirrel in tree
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Red Fox
Red fox in tree
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Deer Among Cypress
Deer sunning among cypress trees
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Crow on Pier Piling
Crow on an old pier piling
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Camouflaged Bobcat
Bobcat sunning among fallen leaves
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Hunter in Still Waters
A great blue heron's reflection is sharply defined in the still water. He moves stealthily as he hunts for his next meal.
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Eagle Eye
This beautiful eagle is just one of the thriving population that live in Florida. Florida boasts the largest population of Bald Eagles in the Lower 48.
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Luxury Sun Bathing
An anhinga finds a luxurious perch surrounded by red berries to absorb the warm sunshine.
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Clear Day Sting Ray
Sting ray spotted at North Redington Beach in December 2020.
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I Believe I Can Fly
I was taking pictures of a crane family when the youngest of the group tried to show it's mother it's flying skills!
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Rosie
Timing is everything. Though just a speck in my viewfinder I was thrilled with the results.
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Withlacoochee cypress
A pair of cypress trees at the edge of the Withlacoochee River in Pasco County, Florida
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Marsh Trail Sunset
Sometimes the best camera is the one you have on you at the moment. While walking back to parking lot after a couple of hours photographing birds seen along the Marsh Trail at Loxahatchee there wasn't enough time to switch from the telephoto lens to a wide angle lens on my DSL camera and still capture the moment.
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Morning walk
A morning walk among the oaks at Circle B Bar Reserve, Polk County, Florida
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Sunset on the River
I live near Jaycee Park and it offers an opportunity to take some wonderful sunsets on the Indian River.