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Flashback Friday: Harvest Moon Crab Migration

2019/09/27 by terranovabay

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

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Dog Tired

2018/07/27 by terranovabay

I think if Sam had his way he would have stayed at home sleeping in his comfortable bed in air conditioned comfort rather than being dragged out in the early morning hours for the Telstar 19 booster return vigil at Port Canaveral.

Categories: Dog's Tail • Tags: dog, Falcon 9, Port Canaveral, Sam, SpaceX, Telstar 19 VANTAGE

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Wary Mockingbird

2018/06/28 by terranovabay

Continuing with yesterday’s post, the Mockingbirds are still wary of Sam the dog and keep a close eye on him as he is perambulating through the front yard.

Categories: Nature • Tags: dog, Mimus polyglottos, Northern Mockingbird, Sam

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Mad Mockingbird

2018/06/27 by terranovabay

Every time Sam the dog goes into the front yard two Northern Mockingbirds appear as if from nowhere and they are both in a state of wild rage directed towards Sam. The Mockingbirds are defending their territory, of which my front yard belongs to them, and they must be defending a nest otherwise it is hard to fathom what else might set them off. Especially since the rest of the year the birds leave Sam alone when he makes an […]

Categories: Nature • Tags: dog, Mimus polyglottos, Northern Mockingbird, Sam

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Friday Trail Flower

2018/05/18 by terranovabay

Sam and I came upon this Beggar’s Tick (Bidens alba) along the trail at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA). The Florida Wildflower Foundation calls it “…likely the most under-appreciated of all Florida’s native wildflower.”

Categories: Scenery • Tags: Beggar’s Tick, Bidens alba, Florida Wildflower Foundation, hike, ORCA, Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, Sam

Thursday Trail

2018/05/17 by terranovabay

Early morning hike with Sam through the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA), which is sopping wet from all the recent heavy rainfall.

Categories: Scenery • Tags: hike, ORCA, Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, Sam

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Squirrel Bulletin

2018/04/14 by terranovabay

A startled squirrel is wary of Sam the dog’s sudden appearance in the backyard. Things calmed down quickly when Sam showed no interest in the squirrel so it went back to grazing on the feed that the birds had spilled to the ground from the feeders overhead.

Categories: Nature • Tags: backyard, bird feeder, dog, Sam, squirrel

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