tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61285923193479032212024-03-05T00:14:52.464-05:00DeeMotivationDisguising Fitness as Nature Walks Since 2009!deederangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694961414930679488noreply@blogger.comBlogger323125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128592319347903221.post-37731136139807476142016-05-23T21:17:00.000-04:002016-05-23T21:17:18.535-04:00Evening Walk at the Buffer PreserveHad a really nice 3 mile walk out at the buffer preserve this evening. Got some good looks at deer. And LOTS of water from the recent rains. If you didn't GOYB and join me, here's what you missed:<br />
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This beautiful doe came out to say hi and pose nice.<br />
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This was a row-picnic table. Kinda like a row boat, but more picnic-y. There is a LOT of standing water out there.<br />
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This is a terrible picture, but I think it's a baby deer. The color is bad, but you can see he is spot, doesn't have the same solid color coat as the grown ups.<br />
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Hope to see you out there with me soon! There's always something cool to see out there, you just have to GOYB!deederangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694961414930679488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128592319347903221.post-37638882359607368512016-05-10T06:00:00.000-04:002017-08-02T20:16:01.325-04:00A Taste of Tuesday: Spice PrimerI got one of the most thoughtful gifts I've ever received for my birthday from Heather. She made me this awesome chart so I could learn how to use spices. Hope you find it as helpful as I do!<br />
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Send me an email if you would like a PDF version of it.deederangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694961414930679488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128592319347903221.post-23015541727193429742016-05-08T22:51:00.001-04:002016-05-08T22:57:04.973-04:005 Miles in the Stick MarshI was joined today by the divine Ms. H for a 5 mile jaunt through the stick marsh. Weather was perfect, and there were tons of critters out there, including tons of alligators (including 8 way too close to the bush that I usually use for a pee stop - wound up holding it today :-), lots of white pelicans, black-neck stilts, bobolinks (which turned out to be a life bird for me!) I didn't take a ton of pictures, but if you didn't GOYB and join us, here's what you missed:<br />
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Terrible iPhone photo, but trust me, it's a Bobolink, there were a zillion out there.<br />
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A HUGE soft-shell turtle who was kind enough to pose for us before he meandered off into the grass.<br />
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Fun in the sun, great conversation, and lots of wildlife.<br />
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Be sure to check the schedule for our next trip. Remember, you can see cool pictures here on the web site, but you can only see a soft shell turtle in person if you GOYB and join us!deederangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694961414930679488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128592319347903221.post-40810680374112308392016-05-03T00:06:00.001-04:002016-05-03T00:49:56.319-04:00Restarting the Blog!Back by popular demand! Ok, no one demanded it, I just wanted to start this up again... I am restarting this blog and once again scheduling events and outings to help you (and me) GOYB.<br />
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So, what have I been doing for the past year? Well, last July I was alone and bored 4th of July weekend, so I started reading a book that's been on my shelf for a long time but I never got around to reading, called "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rational-Recovery-Cure-Substance-Addiction/dp/0671528580/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1462250137&sr=1-1&keywords=rational+recovery">Rational Recovery</a>" This book is about alcoholism, but it clearly related to my issues with food. I know now that there is only ONE single reason that I eat crap: Because it tastes better than broccoli. It is not because of depression, or loneliness, or boredom, or any of the other 10 million bullshit excuses I've used over the years. The book was simply the kick in the head that I needed.<br />
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I've lost some weight since reading it - numbers don't matter - but what does matter is that I recognize that my eating habits are mine and I am in control of them. If I eat a bunch of cookies - I ate them - I put them in my mouth, and I was in control of the action. Is eating cookies a wise choice? Nope, but it was mine. It's funny how crap doesn't taste as good now that I don't have depression or anxiety or 1,000,000 other excuses for eating it.<br />
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In other news, I've been walking pretty regularly all this time, still with camera in hand, but just haven't been updating this blog.<br />
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So what's the purpose of this post? It's time to start scheduling walks and getting other people out there with me again. Check out the events list on the left side of this page, and come out and join me. Please shoot me an email if you plan to join me so I know to wait for you.<br />
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deederangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694961414930679488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128592319347903221.post-74199313074394756282015-02-19T19:57:00.003-05:002015-02-19T19:57:32.143-05:00Manatee Watch - Sick Manatee!I had a manatee that was just lying in shallow water, other than breathing now and then, it wasn't really moving at all. I also noticed white around the snout, which indicates cold stress. I called Fish and Wildlife, and after laying there for over 2 hours, the stupid manatee just up and swam off literally 1 minute before FFW got there. But here are some pictures, I really did see a sick manatee, we just couldn't do anything about it cause it took off. Hopefully it will warm up or at least find a warmer place to hang out.<br />
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<br />deederangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694961414930679488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128592319347903221.post-63329069185346512192015-02-08T20:22:00.002-05:002015-02-08T20:22:57.548-05:00Birds of a Feather FestWe had a great time out at the Birds of a Feather Festival this weekend. Thanks so much to all the folks who came out for our field trips and classes, we really enjoyed it. For those of you who didn't get out and join us, here's just a few of the things that you missed!<br />
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On our Saturday field trip started with great looks at a Pileated WoodPecker.<br />
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We also got great looks at some Red-bellied Woodpeckers.<br />
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This picture makes me laugh - I didn't realize there were 2 woodpeckers there until I downloaded it!<br />
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Another Red-bellied Woodpecker.<br />
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This was some really neat lichen. It looked just like snow, except we didn't have to shovel it!<br />
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This is me, welcoming my beginning birding class. Doesn't the clipboard almost make me look like a responsible adult? Ha! The class quickly learned better.<br />
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Our next even is teaching beginning birding at the Enchanted Forest in Titusville on February 21. Hope to see you out there. Remember, you can only see cool pictures here on the web, but to really experience the fun, you need to GOYB!deederangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694961414930679488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128592319347903221.post-31986645821571532752015-02-06T10:09:00.000-05:002015-02-06T10:11:05.239-05:00January Nature WalksI've been so busy out having fun that I have gotten behind in updating the site. If you haven't GOYB and joined us, here are the highlights of what you've missed this month.<br />
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There have been more White Pelicans out at the manatee watch landing than I've ever seen before there! On some days there have been about 60.<br />
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Two manatees om-nom-noming.<br />
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They really like this green stuff that comes over the spillway.<br />
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Long one of my nemesis birds, I finally added the White-eyed Vireo to my life list on my Pish-free birding trip at the Space Coast Festival. This is proof that you don't have to harass the birds to get them to pose!<br />
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Another one from the Pish-free Birding trip, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.<br />
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Another manateee watch.<br />
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A barnacle covered manatee. <br />
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A wild turkey who posed nice for me.<br />
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Be sure to keep checking back, I do walks almost every weekend, drop me mail and come out to join me! Remember you can <b>see </b>this stuff on line but you can only <b>experience</b> it if you GOYB and get out there with me!deederangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694961414930679488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128592319347903221.post-46682481150075175352014-12-31T10:56:00.000-05:002014-12-31T10:56:19.343-05:00Viera WetlandsSo, I heard a rumor that there was a Black Hawk at the Viera Wetlands today. I went out to investigate. I didn't see any sign of a black hawk, but I did see tons of other cool stuff. If you didn't GOYB and join me, here's what you missed:<br />
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This was weird. I was just trying to get a close up, but when I downloaded it, his eye was all weird. I took a few shots, and it looked like this in all of them. It looks like the eyes of someone in a cartoon after they have take mescaline.<br />
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There is a story here... I would bet that this armadillo's name is Betsy and she likes flowers. <br />
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Check out is feet! It's weird, they look like a combination of gallinule feet mixed with duckie feet. <br />
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My nemesis bird. I don't think I will ever get a decent photo of a Kingfisher.<br />
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Ring-necked ducks.<br />
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A Tri-colored Heron posing nicely.<br />
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This is not a white faced ibis, it's a glossy ibis coming into breeding plumage. Otherwise it would have been 296.<br />
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I think they were tired of me taking their picture, they mooned me en mass.<br />
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A Shoveller. Such a cool bird.<br />
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I love his exuberance!<br />
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A Green Heron, looking sneaky.<br />
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Better, but still not a great Belted Kingfisher shot.<br />
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A butter butt, aka, Yellow-rump Warbler.<br />
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I love this picture. He could use this as his high school year book picture.<br />
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I like the one lone curl, he looks kind of emo.<br />
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Great Egret. I think the key to getting a good photo of these guys is to take it on a cloudy day so they contrast more.<br />
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This is not a @$@#@# white faced ibis either.<br />
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I think this is a Red-bellied Slider.<br />
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This little guy and his mom were so close to my car I couldn't get them both in the picture. Look at his lips, how they have these little red spots...<br />
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This is his mom, notice how she has the red spots on her lips too. Eww, I just realized, maybe they are blood spatters from an annoying photographer!<br />
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Sometimes I feel really ugly. But then I see a Soft-shell Turtle and think, "Well, at least I don't look like a Soft-shell Turtle." Don't get me wrong, all nature is beautiful, but I think given my druthers I'd rather look like a Roseate Spoonbill.<br />
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Another gator. Around lunchtime as it got warmer, they all came out .<br />
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This picture just struck me as adorable if I do say so myself.<br />
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I love to color of Green Herons, even though they aren't green. This would be a perfect picture if that reed wasn't there. <br />
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I looked for the hawk down 4 Mile Road. Didn't find it, but this Kestrel came out to say hi to me.<br />
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It was another awesome day out there! We are getting into breeding season, so it will only get better. Make sure you GOYB join me for a future walk!<br />
<br />deederangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694961414930679488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128592319347903221.post-35742393240029634292014-12-28T10:24:00.000-05:002014-12-31T11:00:32.526-05:00Manatee WatchI was having an allergy attack and wasn't in the mood to stay and take pictures today, but there was something wierd going on, and I wanted to get at least a few pictures. Through the binoculars, I thought maybe it was a mama and baby, but after I took the picture and blew it up, I think not:<br />
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This was a manatee nomming on some grass that had come over the spillway.<br />
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This was a manatee feeding near trash floating in the water. That makes me so furious.<br />
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This is the weird one. I thought it was 2 manatees at first, but if you click to enlarge, you can see that it's one manatee, lying on her back just playing with her food!</div>
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The manatee watches have been great fun this year. You can look at the pictures here, but it's way more fun to come out and see them in person! Drop me an email if you want to GOYB and really experience a manatee!</div>
deederangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694961414930679488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128592319347903221.post-91229189741768728432014-12-25T09:38:00.000-05:002014-12-31T09:56:13.645-05:00Annual Unofficial Christmas Day Bird CountWe had a lovely outing today where we were joined by Pat, Bill and Kim. We saw lots of cool birds, duckies seemed to be the specialty of the day. If you didn't GOYB to join us, here's what you missed:<div>
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I didn't get hardly any people pictures at all! I hope Pat took some. Here is a really nice one of Pat and Bill though.<br />
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This is a Coot. I can't quite put my finger on it, but this picture reminds me of Barty. I think it's the inky blackness.<br />
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3 Pelicans in formation.<br />
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It wouldn't be the Viera Wetlands without an Ibis striking a pose.<br />
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Two male Hooded Mergansers. I've seen these a million times, but didn't realize till I got home that I had never added them to my life list! They are officially number 295 on my photographic life list.<br />
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This guy was sitting on a post. EVERYONE was taking his picture, and I swear, he knew it. I could hear him saying, "Shoot my right profile dahling..."<br />
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Northern Shovelers. Probably my favorite ducky for many reasons. Mostly because the live up to their name, their beak is like a shovel.<br />
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This is one of those stories that tells a story. "Look at me! Look at me!"<br />
"Oh man, Steve's been drinking again... Let's just hide and pretend he's not with us..." <br />
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The female shovelers make me laugh. They remind me of those stupid actresses who get their lips plumped up to look like bee sting victims. Except it looks good on the ducks, on people they just look like idiots.<br />
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Ring neck ducks. Another story....<br />
"I don't want to talk about it."<br />
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"Aw, come on, it's not that big of a deal, it was just ONE time..."<br />
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"Alas, we are just two ships who are passing in the night..."<br />
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"Woo hoo! She came back!"</div>
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It was a great day out in the wetlands! Be sure to come out and join us one of these days for exercise, birds and most likely silliness!</div>
deederangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694961414930679488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128592319347903221.post-69767522707595877112014-12-21T09:28:00.000-05:002014-12-31T09:36:27.663-05:00Bird Chasing and Manatee WatchWe started off the day by chasing a Says Phoebe down south of here. David saw it, but I did not, but I got a few other shots. They I did the weekly Sunday manatee survey. Here's what you missed if you didn't GOYB:<br />
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This is a mockingbird who posed nice.<br />
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A Kestrel who also posed nice for me.<br />
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Manatee watch was so disturbing. So much trash coming over the spillway. Who the hell thinks it's ok to litter?<br />
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A manatee coming up amongst bottles. We desperately need a bottle bill in Florida. If anyone knows who I can contact about rattling some cages on the subject, please email me.<br />
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In better news, here is a cormorant kissing a catfish...<br />
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The pelican looks angry, not sure if upset about the trash or the interspecies kissing.<br />
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This cormorant was trying to fish in the middle of all this trash.<br />
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Here, a different cormorant gives a catfish a happy ride.<br />
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Ok, so not all manatee watches are happy, but still, I think it was Mrs Garrett who said "You take the good, you take the bad..." But you can't take anything at all if you don't GOYB and go outside! Join us for a hike or a manatee watch soon.deederangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694961414930679488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128592319347903221.post-6245618166264636852014-12-20T18:05:00.000-05:002014-12-22T18:08:09.079-05:00Cocoa Christmas Bird CountWe had a great time on the Cocoa CBC. My team consists of me, David and Kim. If you didn't GOYB and join us, you missed a ton of cool stuff, including:<br />
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Another glorious dawn in Florida. We started off the day on Providence road on Lake Poinsett.<br />
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A Mockingbird posing nice.<br />
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Two Limpkin at the District 4 headquarters.<br />
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A Muscovy duck. I know a lot of people don't like them because they are an exotic, but they are an interesting looking bird. <br />
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3 Sandhill Cranes performing some personal maintenance. I always feel a little like a peeping tom when I take pictures like this. <br />
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Two Mockingbirds, probably boy friend and girlfriend.<br />
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A Red-bellied Woodpecker. This would have been a perfect shot except for the stupid telephone wire. Oops.<br />
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The Red-bellied Woodpecker moved over to a telephone pole for a better shot.<br />
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This was a cute lawn display along our route.<br />
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This isn't a great shot, but it's the best Red-tailed Hawk shot I've ever gotten.<br />
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I took this picture for all of the people who scoff and ask how hard can it be to count a few stupid birds!<br />
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The dump is part of our route. It seemed a little strange this year. It seemed to me that there were more Ibises and Vultures than in past years. Kim dubbed this "Ibis Hill".<br />
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A Laughing Gull in flight. <br />
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This is a Herring Gull in flight. They are one of the largest gulls in Florida, but the perspective of this picture is weird, he looks kind of short and stubby here. <br />
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This pictures shows 3 Mottled/Mallard hybrid ducks. How can we tell they are hybrids you ask? Here's how:<br />
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First, all three birds show a little white in the tail feathers. If they were completely mallard, the tail feathers would be all white, and if they were completely mottled, the tail feathers would be brown like the rest of the body.<br />
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On the left and right, we have two male birds. Notice that there is a little curl in the central tail feathers, which is a mallard characteristic. On the one on the left, notice the black spot at the base of the bill, which is a mottled duck characteristic.<br />
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In the center, is a female bird. Notice the partial black saddle on the bill, which is a mallard trait, but also notice the back spot at base of bill, which is a mottled duck characteristic.<br />
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We saw a tree with about 5 of these boxes, but we could not tell what they are for. From a distance, they looked like bat boxes, but the don't have they slats at the bottom, and they were stacked up in the tree, which didn't seem like appropriate placement for bat boxes. They I thought maybe bee or butterfly boxes, but I Googled those, and did not see anything that looked like these. Please reply in the comments if you know what these are.<br />
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My favorite sighting of the day - a Bushy Bearded Birding Man.<br />
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I call this one, "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.. wait I missed one... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8...(and so on and on and on)..."<br />
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A really interesting Red-bellied Woodpecker. Notice how much red there is in its face, it comes all the way down to the beak and cheeks. Notice also all the pink on its tummy. Kind of unusual to see so much color on these guys.<br />
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Brown Pelicans. This is another picture that tells a story. They are practicing for a synchronized flying competition, but dang it, Polly Pelican never gets this part right. Wings <b><i>UP</i></b> you dang fool!<br />
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My first ever fairly decent picture of a Scaup. The long lens sure helps with these guys.<br />
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A Royal Tern having a bad hair day. <br />
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A Ring-billed Gull in flight. <br />
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I call this picture of a Red-shouldered Hawk, "Did I Mention How Much I Really Freaking Love My New Camera?"<br />
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Sand Hill Crane. <br />
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Brown-headed Cowbirds at Doug and Mary's house in Cocoa.<br />
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These are just Mourning Doves, but I love the lighting, the sun was setting, giving them this warm glow. I didn't edit this picture at all. <br />
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The kitchen crew, without whom we would have no dinner! Bill, Pat, Judith, and Kay.<br />
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The birders hard at work compiling their data. <br />
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The birders hard at work compiling their data. <br />
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The birders hard at work compiling their data. <br />
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David, getting annoyed by his wife.<br />
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As always it was a great count. We still have one count to do, the South Brevard CBC on January 3. I am the compiler for that one, so contact me directly if you want to come out and join us. That count covers the St. Sebastian Preserve State Park, it will be a blast. Remember, you can try to count the birds on this web site, but where's the challenge in that? You need to GOYB and join us to really experience a bird count!deederangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694961414930679488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128592319347903221.post-15335567045154919052014-12-19T17:24:00.000-05:002014-12-22T17:24:30.477-05:00Apopka Christmas Bird CountI joined David on the Zellwood CBC which covers the Lake Apopka Restoration Area. You might remember the Lake Apopka Restoration area as home to the <a href="http://www.deederange.net/2012/06/owl-box-project-part-1-of-3.html">Great Owl Box project</a>. I have gone back a few times over the years to see how things are progressing out there, but this is the first CBC I've done there in a long time. If you didn't GOYB and join us, here's what you missed:<br />
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I have titled this picture "Why I Moved to Florida".<br />
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The Ibises are starting to move off their roost.<br />
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I wasn't trying intentionally for a silhouette here, but thought it was interesting how it shows 2 Black Vultures in totally different positions in flight.<br />
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This is an immature Black-crowned Night Heron.<br />
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An Osprey carrying his breakfast, a Gar.<br />
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A Green Heron looking all dramatic and pretty.<br />
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A Red-shouldered Hawk posing for me.<br />
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A Yellow-rump Warbler saying hi and posing nicely.<br />
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This is a cool picture that show male and female Red-wing Blackbirds. I don't often see them together, which makes it difficult to identify the girls as they look nothing like the boys. Tip: Compare the beak, eyes and feet - they are identical - don't get thrown off by the fact that the feathers look so different.<br />
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Another Yellow-rump Warbler saying hi and posing nicely. <br />
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A Phoebe being all dramatic and showy for me.<br />
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I like to call this one, "Why So Serious"? Eagles really just don't seem like they would laugh at my jokes. <br />
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Still one of my favorite birds, the Turkey Vulture. I just love their face.<br />
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Osprey and Vulture. This isn't a perfect picture, the color is off, but there was something I liked about it. I think it would make a nice painting or drawing. Someday. <br />
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I liked how this Turkey Vulture looked like she was trying to be demure, kind of hiding behind the branch.<br />
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This was unexpected. A parachuter!<br />
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This was cool - David and a Northern Harrier.<br />
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Great Egret. I like the color in this one. <br />
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Ibis in silhouette.<br />
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I call this one "Why I Totally Love The New Camera" aka, Barred Owl taking a nap in a tree. Best owl shot I've ever gotten in the wild.<br />
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I felt bad for this Little Blue Heron. He had some kind of sticky smutz on his beak. He kept trying to wipe it off on his feathers, but his feathers just kept sticking to the smutz.<br />
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I felt kind of bad - I took a bunch of pictures, then he looked at me and said, "Hey, little privacy? I'm having a personal issue here." I apologized and left.<br />
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We had a great time. If you get the chance to get out there, Lake Apopka is a marvelous place for birding and hiking. Hope you join us on a walk soon!deederangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694961414930679488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128592319347903221.post-9048062775524508802014-12-15T16:56:00.000-05:002014-12-22T16:56:56.161-05:00Merritt Island Christmas Bird CountWe did the Merritt Island Christmas Bird Count today. I haven't done this one for years. It was my very first CBC about 12 years ago. This is the count that changed my life actually - I had gone to an Audubon meeting, and this insanely handsome guy came in and said they needed help with the count. I signed up for the count, not having any idea what I was getting myself into, but hey he was really really handsome, I probably would have joined a doomsday cult if he'd asked. Anyway, I signed up for the count, and although I never actually saw him that day, and it took about 2 years, eventually he asked me out and the rest as they say, is history. If you weren't brave enough to join us on the count, here's what you missed:<br />
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First bird that I saw today was a Red-shouldered Hawk. I have seen more of these this year than in any previous year, and they are so obliging, letting me take their picture.<br />
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A Yellow-rump Warbler. You only see the yellow rump when they moon you.<br />
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This is a terrible quality photo, but it told a story. Something about a Red-shouldered Hawk and a Red-bellied Woodpecker comparing notes on how neither of them really have red parts, and wondering how they got their names.<br />
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An Osprey. One thing I've notice since I got the new camera is the shape of birds in flight. Ospreys have this really cool shape to them.<br />
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I was goofing around to see how far away I can get pictures. This was a plane way way off in the distance. Pretty cool.<br />
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And here we have the reason for it all, my sweetie and HFC David, who is still insanely handsome. Heck, anyone who can get me out of bed at 3:30 a.m. to count birds must be special!<br />
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The Christmas Bird Counts are the largest Citizen Scientist program in the world. Thousands of volunteers go out throughout the world doing these counts from Dec 14 through January 4. If you want to come out and help one of the local counts, contact me, or if you don't live in Florida, contact your local Audubon Society.<br />
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And remember, you can see cool pictures here, but you can only meet new friends (and maybe even a husband) if you GOYB and get outside!deederangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694961414930679488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128592319347903221.post-37175104111323274002014-12-13T16:23:00.000-05:002014-12-22T16:40:56.236-05:00Bok Tower TourWe had a great tour of the Carillion at Bok Tower today. I had some camera issues (new user error) so didn't get any pictures inside, but here are some other pictures I got once I figured out the camera. If you didn't GOYB and join us, here's what you missed:<br />
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These are the "chirping birds" on the iron gates leading into the tower.<br />
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This is the door to the tower. It weighs 700 pounds and takes 8 hours to polish, so we were told to keep our mitts off of it, lest we get punished by having to do the polishing next time.<br />
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The pictures engraved in the door depict scenes from Genesis. Shown here is the creation myth.<br />
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The detail on the door is pretty amazing.<br />
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The tower is quite glorious. There are tons of bird and other nature carvings. I notice something new every time I go there. <br />
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There were a ton of Zebra Longwings there.<br />
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Another Zebra Longwing.<br />
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A cool palm. The poofy thing in the middle looked like a muppet to me.<br />
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There were a ton of brilliant Poinsettias there too.<br />
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The tour we took inside the tower was for members only, but the publicly accessible tower and grounds are beyond amazing too. Make sure you come out and join us next time. You can only see pictures of the tower here, but you can only experience the glorious music and colors if you actually GOYB and join us!deederangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694961414930679488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128592319347903221.post-60686066750306102472014-12-11T18:21:00.000-05:002014-12-22T18:31:23.847-05:00Goodwin WMA and BroadmoorHad an awesome trip out to Goodwin and Broadmoor today with David and a new friend, Terry. Here are some pictures from our grand day out!<br />
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First bird of the day was a Greater Yellowlegs who posed quite nicely for us.<br />
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The moon was still out when we started. <br />
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I love the way the dawn sunshine lit up this gorgeous Great Blue Heron.<br />
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Getting in practice for next week's bird counds. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5...<br />
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This beautiful Red-shouldered Hawk posed for us.<br />
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Deer, dear. And a Glossy Ibis.<br />
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It's hard to believe that this sweet little happy Shrike has the nick-name "The Butcher Bird". <br />
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Woo-hoo! The first of 3 life birds for me today. An American Bittern, which I had seen but never photographed before.<br />
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Another lifer! A Redhead.<br />
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A While Pelican. There was just something silly or slightly drunk looking about his expression.<br />
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My final lifer of the day, a Purple Swamphen. I saw one of these in south Florida a million years ago, back when David and I were dating, but I was shooting film back then, and couldn't find the picture.<br />
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As always, was a great time out there, hope you will join us out there some day!deederangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694961414930679488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128592319347903221.post-77983473718123866922014-12-09T11:33:00.000-05:002014-12-09T11:33:05.226-05:00Sebastian InletDid an impromptu trip out to Sebastian Inlet this morning. Got some interesting pictures, there is always something to see out there.<br />
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We have a rare Greater Cormorant visiting here from the north.<br />
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Compare and contrast the Greater Cormorant on the left, with the Double Crested Cormorant on the right. Note the differences in the beak, plumage, and overall size.<br />
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I love this Woodstork pose. He looks like those pictures you see of teenage girls who always do that weird pose with one bent leg that is supposed to show off something but I'm not quite sure what.<br />
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Look at his face close up. Looks like he could use some Eucerin and chap stick!<br />
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Check out this close up of his legs they almost look scaly, like a snake at the top.<br />
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This is another interesting group shot of white and brown pelicans, greater and double crested cormorant, and a great blue heron.<br />
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2 pelicans just hanging. <br />
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"<i><b>Hey Marge, that guy is totally checking you out.</b></i>" <br /><br />"<b><i>Oh man, I hope he doesn't come over here I can't stand him, he...</i></b>"<br />
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"<i><b>Well, Helllooooo ladies.... You look like you need the company of a real man...</b></i>"<br />
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4 Pelicans looking artsy.<br />
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"<i><b>You put your right foot in...</b></i>"<br />
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"<b><i>...then you shake it all about...</i></b>"<br />
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A Herring Gull. Not an exciting bird from a distance, but their plumage is quite pretty up close. <br />
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Another interesting comparison shot of Black Skimmers with a Ring Billed Gull, a Laughing Gull, and a Royal Tern.<br />
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Twas a fun but cold day out there on the beach, and it's finally stopped raining. Yay!deederangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694961414930679488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128592319347903221.post-44495585542770280462014-11-30T18:08:00.000-05:002014-11-30T18:08:11.583-05:00Last Manatee Watch of NovemberHad a fairly quiet manatee watch today, just 4 manatees. Saw a few birds. But time spent out in nature is still way better than being inside! If you didn't GOYB and join me, here's what you missed.<br />
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There was a whole herd of wild turkeys out there. This is the first half decent shot of a wild turkey that I have ever gotten.<br />
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They were pretty obliging, let me take a few pix.<br />
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There were 4 manatees, all feeding on this icky mixture of dead fish and the grass and trash that was coming over the dam. I have never seen them feed this close to the dam before. <br />
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This picture made me laugh. The perspective makes him look like he's wearing a crown. <br />
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My favorite picture of the day. They have such pretty feathers in flight.<br />
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Don't forget, I do manatee watches every Thursday and Sunday, come out and join me, even if you don't care about manatees, there is always a bunch of stuff to see out there!deederangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694961414930679488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128592319347903221.post-59200181887830218182014-11-23T16:56:00.001-05:002014-11-23T16:56:58.211-05:00First Manatee Watch with New CameraI did my first manatee watch with the new camera today. I need some practice, but here are my shots. Given how warm it was, I was surprised at the number of manatees out there. If you didn't GOYB and join us, here's what you missed.<br />
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Sadly, one of the ways that manatees are identified is by their scars, many from run ins with motor boats. This one's scars were healed, but they must have hurt at one time.<br />
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This is the first young Turkey Vulture I've ever gotten a picture of. Notice the lighter color head. <br />
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There was a gator swimming around with the manatees. They all seemed to get along.<br />
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Also a few turtles out there. <br />
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A few comorants.<br />
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And manatees! There were 3 feeding right in close.<br />
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It's amazing what a difference a long lens makes. I never realized how vaguely obscene their snouts can be.<br />
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Another view.<br />
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Of course, all 3 of these came in right after we finished the survey, but I noted them on the paperwork.<br />
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Be sure to join us for a survey, we go out ever Thursday and Sunday. Remember to check my schedule too for other events, you can see cool pictures here, but you can't experience it until you GOYB!deederangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694961414930679488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128592319347903221.post-3603259680548795482014-11-22T18:30:00.005-05:002014-11-22T18:30:56.827-05:00More from VieraIt was too rainy to go out and play today, instead I stayed in and messed with the new camera. Here are some additional pictures from our trip to Viera on Monday.<br />
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A Coot.<br />
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A Great Egret<br />
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I don't know what the Eagle was nomming on, but the Grackle was picking on him the whole time the Eagle was trying to eat.<br />
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This is the Eagle picking the feathers off his dinner.<br />
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A Great Blue Heron posed nice for me.<br />
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A Cormorant also posed nice.<br />
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Come out and shoot some pix yourself next time! I will be doing manatee watch tomorrow (Sunday) at 3:00 if anyone wants to come out, email or text me!<br />
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<br />deederangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694961414930679488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128592319347903221.post-49711323136973339312014-11-21T17:36:00.000-05:002014-12-30T17:36:22.637-05:00Local walkThis wasn't an official DeeMotivation walk, just a stroll around town, but just goes to show you that you can find cool stuff just wandering the neighborhood.<br />
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This is a Common Buckeye.<br />
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This is a Mockingbird performing some personal maintenance.deederangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694961414930679488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128592319347903221.post-55180523376768684682014-11-17T12:43:00.000-05:002014-11-17T12:43:23.095-05:00Viera WetlandsI went birding in the Viera wetlands with Lana today. She graciously let me try out her 150-600 lens. See some of the results below.<br />
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A Belted Kingfisher, taken with my regular 75-300 lens.<br />
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A White Ibis, taken with my regular 75-300 lens.<br />
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A Shrike, taken with the 150-600 lens.<br />
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A Shrike, taken with the 150-600 lens.<br />
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3 Sandhill Cranes, taken with the 150-600 lens.<br />
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3 Sandhill Cranes, taken with the 150-600 lens.<br />
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3 Sandhill Cranes, taken with the 150-600 lens.<br />
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2 Pied-bill Grebes taken with the 150-600 lens.<br />
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2 White Ibis taken with the 150-600 lens.<br />
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A Green Heron, taken with my regular 75-300 lens. <br />
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An Eagle having breakfast, taken with my regular 75-300 lens.<br />
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A Soft-shell Turtle, taken with my regular 75-300 lens.<br />
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I plan to get out every day I am on leave, but might not always remember to post here where I'll be, so email or text me if you want to go out but don't see anything listed here! Hope to see you out there!deederangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694961414930679488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128592319347903221.post-44993060150902275422014-11-16T18:45:00.000-05:002014-11-16T18:45:01.425-05:00Manatee WatchHere are pictures from the last 2 manatee watches. Although it's been to warm for the manatees to hang out, there was plenty of cool stuff to see out there. I do manatee watch every Thursday at noon, and every Sunday at 3. Come out and join me for manatees and walk! It's lots of fun, even if you don't see manatees:<br />
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I love Turkey Vultures, they just look so pretty flying.<br />
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Here's one just sitting and posing nice.<br />
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This is an Osprey catching some dinner.<br />
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Same Osprey. <br />
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He was a very photogenic Osprey.<br />
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This is good/bad. On Thursday, as shown here, there were hundreds of fish swimming around having a grand old time.<br />
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And you know what? You can have a grand old time to if you GOYB and come out and join me! Hope to see you on a manatee watch soon!<br />
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A Dorante's Longwing. This is a new one to my butterfly list.<br />
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Another look at the Dorante's Longwing.<br />
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A bee. Make sure you click to enlarge this one, you can see his little head is covered with pollen.<br />
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It was so pretty out there, this picture doesn't do the colors justice (that's why you need to come out and see it for yourself!)<br />
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A magnificent red shouldered hawk. Saw a lot of these today. It's interesting, the further south you go, the paler the colors are. This one was pretty dark, we saw some that looked almost like their tummy was white.<br />
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An alligator. This is another one you should click on to see full size, he was smiling, seemed like a really happy gator. I didn't do a headcount, I hope none of us were missing!<br />
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Two pied-bill grebes. I like these guys, but they are so hard to photograph, they always look out of focus.<br />
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A white peacock sunning himself.<br />
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One of my favorite Florida critters, the Velvet Ant, also known as cow-killers. I don't know if they really kill cows, but I have heard their bites are nasty. But they are super pretty.<br />
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So much amazing stuff out there! I have some cool things planned for the coming months, check often and come out and join us! Remember, you can look at my pictures, but trust me, it's way more fun to get out and take your own!deederangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694961414930679488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128592319347903221.post-54147772914348786132014-11-01T17:16:00.000-04:002014-11-08T17:18:32.582-05:00Sebastian InletDavid and I led a tour of Sebastian Inlet today. Got great looks at Woodstorks, gulls and more. If you didn't GOYB and join us, you missed an awesome time, including all this:<br />
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Woodstorks at dawn.<br />
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A particularly pretty mourning dove.<br />
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I found this egg. It was fully in tact, but abandoned. Not sure what the story is or even what kind of egg it was.<br />
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A Willet and his little gully friends.<br />
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This is a good comparison shot to show the differences in size of the shore birds.<br />
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It was a cold day. This Gulf Frittilary was warning his little self on the ground.<br />
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And last but not least, we stopped on the beach to film one of the interpretive dance videos for the Kidney Foundation fundraiser.<br />
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It was a great day outside, wish you were there! Be sure to watch the web site for upcoming outings. Remember that looking at cool pictures on the internet might be fun, but it's nothing compared to actually being out there!deederangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694961414930679488noreply@blogger.com0