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Category: Birds
Courting Rituals
Waddling? Uh, uh. On a gorgeous Spring morning, these ducks were positively strutting their way out of the pond and then around the grass – and one another.
Read MoreTunnel Vision
After watching the birds swoop and fish around Florida’s Seven Mile Bridge, it was time to follow some steps to a landing adjacent to the underbelly of the bridge. In our past home gardens, I loved creating repetitive sweeps of…
Read MoreLooking at You
The Florida Keys are home to cranes and an assortment of birds. I was glad to have pulled over by Seven Mile Bridge near Marathon, southwest of Key Largo and Islamorada, on a beautiful afternoon the day before this visit. On…
Read MoreBird and Cargo
It’s not often that an art installation pops up in the midst of one’s home, but that wasn’t an issue for this feathered friend, who nests in Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, an 83-acre property in Florida’s Coral Gables. During my first…
Read MorePretty Flamingo
We had a flock of flamingos once on our front lawn, but they were the manufactured kind and a bit of housewarming fun arranged by a relative. So, it was a real treat recently to see real, live flamingos in the…
Read MoreIn to the Sunset
Key West, the southernmost city in the continental US, is closer to Cuba than it is to Miami. Just a couple of blocks from the party street named Duval, you’ll find yourself in the Truman Annex, which has both historical significance…
Read MoreNot-so-Rapid Transit
I love the proximity of the heron to kayakers such as this one, who was able to enjoy gliding by this fine feathered fellow while also in the scope of international freighters and able to enjoy the mountains and other…
Read MoreTaking Flight
Today, I’m bringing you another couple of looks at a very fine, feathered friend.
Read MoreSpanish Banks Stroll
It won’t come as a surprise to regulars that I enjoy much about local beaches, including the herons and eagles. In the past, heron have carried on fishing with me as close as 12 feet/just shy of five meters but…
Read MoreHidden Treasures
Perhaps it’s the busy work week that’s drawing me to bring you images today of relative quiet. Here, near a popular Vancouver area beach, it was this bike parked by a colourful clump of wildflowers that pulled some of us…
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