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Where do Butterflies go in the Winter?
It is October in Florida and although we look forward to the break in the extreme summer heat, Anne and I are anxiously awaiting the fall migration of birds and butterflies. Yes, I said butterflies. In northern U.S., some species of butterflies over winter in the hollows of trees. Others go into an animated suspension in […]
Our Morning with Butter-wings
Anne closes the front door as we leave our villa to begin our morning walk. I see a medium-sized butter-yellow butterfly fluttering around the red hibiscus shrubs that stand as sentries on each side of our garage. These plants prop up about a dozen red flowers each day. Although cloudless sulphur butterflies inspect these crimson adornments, I […]
Are You My Mommy?
“Oh look Gary,” Anne says to me from the back door, “It’s a baby bird!” I jump off the couch and grab my camera. Anne steps back into the house so she doesn’t scare it away and I ease over and look down to see that it is a juvenile mourning dove. I can tell […]
Our Carolina Wren Family
Anne opens the back door to put seeds in the bird feeder and flushes a couple of little brown fuzzy feathered birds that hop, run and barely fly away. It is a gray day with threat of showers and thunderstorms. After she comes back into the house, I watch intently to see if the tiny […]
Dads in My Neighborhood
The sun descends in the western Florida sky casting long shadows on the ground. The sun’s rays lights the wispy clouds up in hues of purples and pinks. It is not dark yet and the birds of Arbor Lakes search for their last morsels of food before resting for the night. Clinging to side of […]
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