of small extent and importance
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of small extent and importance
Categories: Eccentricities • Tags: collage, Hallstrom Farmstead, Oak Tree, Old Dixie Highway, Reindeer
Monthly Archives: September 2019
PINWR Sunday: Double-crested Cormorant
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A Double-crested Cormorant at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge. From the OspreyWatch project.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Cormorant, Double-crested Cormorant, Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, Phalacrocorax auritus, PINWR
Ranch Saturday: Mouldering
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The ruin of the old barn that has since been rebuilt at Treasure Hammock Ranch. From the Florida Cattle Ranch project.
Categories: Scenery • Tags: barn, Florida Cattle Ranch, Goldie, Horse, Treasure Hammock Ranch
Flashback Friday: Harvest Moon Crab Migration
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Flashback Friday: A look back at when I was in the midst of photographing the crab program. This week’s Supermoon has spurred the annual migration of Blue Land Crabs from their burrows inland to release their eggs into the ocean. According to the University of Florida’s IFAS Extension: “Blue land crabs reach sexual maturity in approximately 4 years. Peak reproductive activity occurs during full moons in summer. After mating, an adult female lays her eggs but carries the egg mass […]
Categories: Nature • Tags: beach, Blue Land Crabs, Cardisoma guanhumi, dog, Flashback Friday, Full Moon, IFAS Extension, migration, Pepper, Sam, Supermoon, University of Florida
Blue Jay in the Hammock
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A Blue Jay in the oak and palm hammock at the South Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata, hammock, Oak Tree, Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, palm tree, South ORCA
Intersection | Unhinged
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Intersection | Unhinged The intersection at US-1 and Oslo Road looking west through several dimensions.
Categories: Eccentricities • Tags: Highway, Indian River County, Intersection, Oslo Road, Traffic, US-1
Oak Tree Residents
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The twittering of little songbirds drew me to an oak tree on Indian River State College’s Mueller Campus where I found at least two and possibly more Blue-gray Gnatcatchers actively foraging for insects through the tree’s dense foliage. These are fast moving little birds that rarely stay in one spot for more than a few moments making photography difficult. Though just trying to find the birds among the limbs and leaves was a challenge in itself. Higher education in an […]
Categories: Nature • Tags: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Indian River State College, IRSC, Mueller Campus, Polioptila caerulea
Post-Impressionistic Red-bellied Woodpecker
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Post-Impressionistic Red-bellied Woodpecker
Categories: Eccentricities • Tags: Melanerpes carolinus, Post-Impressionism, Red-bellied Woodpecker
PINWR Sunday: Osprey Profile
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Side view of an Osprey winging its way over Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge. From the OspreyWatch project.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Australian Pines, Osprey, OspreyWatch, Pandion haliaetus, Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, PINWR
Ranch Saturday: Technicolor Sunrise
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Another spectacular sunrise over Treasure Hammock Ranch. Especially picturesque when the fog lends accent in the pastures. From the Florida Cattle Ranch project.
Categories: Scenery • Tags: Florida Cattle Ranch, pasture, sunrise, Technicolor, Treasure Hammock Ranch
