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What do Birds do During a Hurricane?
Anne and I hunkered down in our daughter and son-in-laws’ home on Long Island when hurricane Sandy struck the New York area. We were there for our granddaughter’s christening the day before the brunt force of the storm hit. Outdoor pictures of blowing hair with baby Teagan in front of the church were evidence that […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Geometry
This great blue skimmer caught my eye when I walked out of the house to check my mailbox . It perched on the tip of a hibiscus leaf and tilted its head as if to look at me when I approached it. It was not alarmed at my presence so I took advantage of this […]
A Halloween Treat!
It is a perfect day to see myriads of butterflies in the gardens and natural areas in our community, the sun is shining and temperatures are warming the morning air. I grab my camera, leave the house and find my way to the grassy areas and woodlands along Lake Tsala Apopka. It is not long […]
A Peacock that is not a Bird…
A pale colored butterfly lands on a small white flower, closes its wings, unfurls its coiled tube and pushes it into the blossom. It alights, flies close to the ground, finds another flower and repeats the process. Its quest for nectar is relentless. Nectar is its sustenance. When it opens its wings, light brown smudges […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Silhouette
Walking along the edge of Lake Tsala Apopka in Florida in the early morning, I caught this great blue heron knee-deep in the water eating breakfast. At first I wished I was in a kayak in the pond so I could get a picture of it with the first rays of light reflecting off its […]
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