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Lunch on Kings Bay
Anne and I enjoy eating out on the porch of a restaurant on the Kings Bay in Crystal River, Florida. The restaurant overlooks Kings Bay on the Gulf of Mexico. Five boats are moored in the calm mirror-like waters of the large bay. An occasional small boat pulls into the adjoining docks, its passengers come […]
What Hawk is That?
Walking along the shore of Lake Tsala Apopka on a recent spring day, a raptor sitting on a post of a floating dock caught my eye. It was intently looking at the lawn, turning and titling its head looking for something to eat. I was not sure what kind of hawk it was. It was […]
The Piscivorous Double-crested Cormorant
Visit the any U.S. shoreline or inland waterway and you are sure to find this ubiquitous bird. It is one of the oldest birds; its ancestors date back to the dinosaurs. The cormorant has an insatiable appetite for fish. It is a superb swimmer, using its powerful legs and webbed feet to propel […]
Laughter at the Beach
If you were a paranoid person, you might mistaken the high pitched laughs at the beach for a women making fun of you. In reality, you are hearing the LOL of the laughing gull, a medium sized gull of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Dozens of these medium sized gulls hang out in the shallow […]
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