Pine Tree Particular
by terranovabay
A Red-headed Woodpecker foraging in a pine tree.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Melanerpes erythrocephalus, pine tree, Red-headed Woodpecker
Saturday Night Stroll
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Two Sandhill Cranes walking down a quiet neighborhood street at sunset on Saturday.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Grus canadensis, Sandhill Crane
Neonate Ravishment
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A trick of the Zebra Longwing butterfly male is to loiter near the insect’s larval host food plant, in this case the Corky-stemmed Passion Vine. Most of the caterpillars will not stray very far to form their chrysalises in which to metamorphose into adults so the male Zebra Longwing know if he waits in the area long enough his time will come. When the adult Zebra Longwing butterflies emerge, the loitering male adults will pounce to mate with the emerging […]
Categories: Nature • Tags: butterfly, Corky-stemmed Passion Vine, Heliconius charithonia, ORCA, Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, Zebra Longwing
Indefatigable Soul
by terranovabay
The third day of watching the Red-headed Woodpecker brings new insight. Sharp eyes and fast wings help the lone bird catch large insects on the wing, bringing them back to the street light pole for consumption. The bird’s flight through the air is quite manic and incredibly fast as it chases its aerial prey.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Melanerpes erythrocephalus, Red-headed Woodpecker
Private Reserve
by terranovabay
The second day of watching the Red-headed Woodpecker was marked by terrible lighting as winter clouds brought an unhelpful darkness to the neighborhood that made photography a challenge. On the other hand, the Woodpecker revealed he has a private drinking reservoir in this oak tree knothole filled with water from recent rains.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Melanerpes erythrocephalus, Red-headed Woodpecker
Patience Rewarded
by terranovabay
Years of hoping to find a Red-headed Woodpecker entailing searching remote pinewoods leading to a couple of long distance glimpses paid off in the strangest way when a friend pointed out that there was a Red-headed Woodpecker living practically downtown. I had my doubts but when I drove to its location I could easily see the bird before I had even parked! Sure enough, it’s an urban bird with a cavity in a rather ramshackle streetlight pole. Good enough for […]
Categories: Nature • Tags: Melanerpes erythrocephalus, Red-headed Woodpecker, Squash Bug
Maritime Thrust
by terranovabay
A Brown Pelican lifts off in a splash of water from the Banana River.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Banana River, Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis
Pepper on the trail
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Pepper on the trail by the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area.
Categories: Dog's Tail • Tags: dog, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, FMEL, ORCA, Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, Pepper, trail
Under the Bridge
by terranovabay
Under the Bridge | 17th Street Bridge | Vero Beach, Florida | Indian River Lagoon
Categories: Scenery • Tags: 17th Street Bridge, Indian River Lagoon, Vero Beach
