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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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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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
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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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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
by terranovabay
Waiting out a passing rainstorm with Sam the dog during a hike.
Categories: Dog's Tail • Tags: dog, hike, rain, Sam
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Sam relaxing in the Mars Room.
Categories: Eccentricities • Tags: dog, Mars, Sam
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Sam as the Dog-Faced Boy poses with Clifford the Big Red Dog and a not very Curious George at the Book Festival a few years back.
Categories: Eccentricities • Tags: Clifford the Big Red Dog, Curious George, dog, Humbug, Sam
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Sam watches from the backyard as the waning crescent SuperMoon rises in the hour of darkness before dawn on Saturday, 26 November 2016.
Categories: Eccentricities • Tags: dog, Moon, Sam, Supermoon
