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Scrub Jay Watchfulness
A threatened Florida scrub jay keeps a look out from a dead tree limb in the Ocala National Forest
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Is the Sky on Fire?
I was camping with my 6-year old at Hopkin's Prairie campground, and we had just finished a nice hike on the Florida Trail. Knowing that this sunset was coming, we set our chairs up near the bat house on the campground and had a glorious spring evening watching the sun go down in Florida...
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A Study in Purple
A bee feeds on a purple salvia flower
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Lucky sea turtle
Sunrise walk on Cocoa beach, Florida and a sea gull dropped a sea turtle right at my feet. I was able to take it out past the breaking waves to release it, and off he swam.
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Slow and steady
Tree snail
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Little Prickle ball
My daughter got to hold a baby hedgehog before returning him to his mother.
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Susan E. Rolle
Mama spoonbill begins that long stay on the nest.
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Helene Summere
Home sweet Home Frog in bird house
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Marbled Godwit in flight
Marbled Godwit is flight
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Mirrored Black Skimmer
At Big Carlos Pass while on Bird Stewarding duty this past nesting season. This was before the hatching and the red tide out break
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The hunt
yellow crown meets and eats ghost crab I am a bird steward with Audubon and watched this happen while monitering the nesting season at the beach at Big Carlos Pass
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Limpkin
The Limpkin eats exclusively Apple Snails and they are plentiful in different years. I saw one Limpkin several years ago and have been on the look out ever since. This day I saw at least seven Limpkins, and I know I hit the jackpot. This Limpkin did not appear to be paying attention to me, but was on the hunt for it's Apple Snails. He was graceful and moved quite quickly when he chose to.
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Bittern Out For A Stroll
This was a gorgeous Least Bittern one of the more difficult birds to spot. He looks larger in the picture than he is, as I was able to zoom in to get great detail. Luckily he was under brush and thought he was out of view. I was lucky to get several amazing photos of him.
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White Pelicans Arrive
What a joy each time the White Pelicans arrive in this area. It happens several times a year, They visit quite a few surrounding lakes both in Ocala. I once took an expensive boat ride just hoping to get a glimpse of them in Cedar Key. Yet, who knew they would come to me. When I see them I usually will watch them for hours. They area both graceful and elegant, and such a joy to watch.
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"A House With My Picture"
This particular Red Belly Woodpecker was visiting and spent quite a bit of time looking in the direction of the Red Belly Woodpeckers painted right in front of him. I especially like hearing the noise they make warning other birds when arriving and leaving. There is definitively a hierarchy order since all birds including the aggressive Blue Jay all leave when the Red Belly Woodpecker arrives.
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Boblink Sighting-Exciting
I have never seen a Boblink before and had heard there had been a sighting in the past few weeks. What a thrill to see this bird whose numbers have been sadly declining. It is important for people to not destroy the wetlands they live in . This bird is outstanding looking.
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Bald Eagle Speaking
This is a photo that I took of a magnificent Bald Eagle He or she moved in closer and appears to be trying to tell us something.
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Passion Flowers Together
I grow Passion Flowers for two reasons. Passion Flowers help with the expansion of several types of butterflies. They are all over my yard as well as my neighbors yards. The other reason that I grow them is that they are gorgeous! I have an entire areas pf my yard with these different Passion Flowers and all of these are currently in one small area of my yard.
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Burrowing Owl
Photo taken at lot behind Cape Coral Public Library.
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The Essence of Shorbirds
Multiple and varied species of shorebirds, wading, and feeding.
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Tricolor Mom
Tricolor heron with chicks
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Pretty in Pink
Roseate Spoonbill
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Berry Good Lunch
Female rose-breasted Grosbeak very messy while eating wild raspberries.
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Green Glory
Nandy Parakeet
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Brilliant Close Up
Muscovy Duck
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Sibling Rivalry
Great white heron chicks
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Chuck-will's-widow
Photo taken at Youth Camp on St. George Island State Park during spring migration.
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Prothonotart Warbler
Photo taken at the Youth Camp on St. George Island State Park during spring migration.
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Florida Scrub-Jay
Photo taken at the primitive camp ground.
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Crab Trap
Photo taken at the Lighthouse Pond. Alligator had caught the blue crab.
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Blue-winged Teal
Taken during a drive on the Lake Apopka Wildlife drive.
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Susan Riley
Morning walk at Kings Lake.
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Alligator's lunch
I heard some thrashing in the river. I looked over to see what the alligator trying to swallow this creature, presumably an otter.
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Turtle VS Alligator
Red Eared slider staring at small Alligator on shore.
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Hopping for love
My fishing friend .
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Snail Kite
This Female Snail Kite paid no attention to me as I stood at the base of the tree and photographed her for almost an hour as she fed on snails out of the lake.
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Panther Den
This was taken in the West Palm Beach Zoo through the enclosure fence as the Panther was laying in her den during the heat of the afternoon
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Water Cat
This was taken in Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, I managed to get this shot through a chain link fence as the female panther was playing in the pond. I managed to catch the reflection of the flash in her eyes giving her that ominous look
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Hunting Cabin
This was an abandoned hunting cabin on Deseret Ranch in Osceola County
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Eagle landing
This was an Eagle that nested just off Canoe Creek Rd in St Cloud Fl. The nest was eventually destroyed by a lightning strike but the next season they built a new nest even closer to the road.
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Winter Eagle
This was an eagle nesting on the Bronson Ranch who grew used to me photographing her and she would allow me to get within about 25 feet or so to her. I eventually named her big girl and photographed her and her mate for almost 8 years.
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Browsing Doe
Taken on Deseret Ranch in Osceola County using a Canon 40D with a 100-400 mm lens. She was a member of a group of about 8 does and fawns browsing on oak leaves along the side of the road.
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Pair of Hawks
This was taken on a golf course in Wellington. Clearly, the hawk on the right was looking right at me!
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Heron
Great Blue Heron standing near the water's edge early morning
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Young Osprey fresh catch
I watched this osprey grow to this size as his parents nested in a tree across the street from my home. By July he was fishing on his own and I caught him having breakfast one morning in the nest.
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Eyeballin' you!
Large (12 foot) Gator swimming toward me. He was about 15 feet from me and when I took a step back, he disappeared and resurfaced about 20 yards away. He, along with 6 to 8 others are in the small lake next to the Vizcaya Lakes Clubhouse pool.
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White-tailed Fawn
This youngster was running and playing with its sibling. One ran about 6 feet from me. When they tired out, they were affectionate with each other. It was such a special moment that I will cherish forever.
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Snail Kite
This endangered Snail Kite had just grabbed a snail from the water below. Itsr main meal is the pomacea snail.
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Prothonotary Warbler
This beauty is my favorite warbler. I was so glad I could see and capture him before he continued on with migration.
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Pileated Woodpeckers
Dad was feeding his youngsters some tasty grubs. There's three youngsters in the nest but only two can be seen.