Tag Archives: Birds

Morning Beach …

 

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Some Favorite 2014 Pictures …

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Taking Flight …

 

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Lone Bird …

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- by Joan -

 


Eagle Eye …

The sun was at just the right angle to shine in the eyes of this wooden eagle sculpture.  Isn’t he beautiful.

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Beach!

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It was unseasonably cool when we arrived in Florida but we did have a few really lovely days in which to take long walks on the beach. I’ve never been the type to lay on a towel but I did sit long enough for a delightful picnic of smoked mahi mahi and guacamole with chips. The birds thought it looked delicious too. We always enjoy seeing all sorts of waterfowl and other birds but this trip we were lucky enough to spot some manatees as well.

Nesting season

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My trees are finally getting big enough for bird houses. This location gets morning sun and it’s shady in the afternoon so it won’t get too hot. There’s be shade all day when the Linden leafs out next month. The bottom of the birdhouse has a removable plug for easy cleaning. I hope we get some visitors!

You know it’s fall when

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a cloud of boat-tailed grackles descends on your yard. This is actually a very small flock. Sometimes the front yard is black with them and I have a pretty good sized front yard. It sounds like hundreds of squeaky gates when they are out there.

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Evening Grossbeak

We were very excited to see an evening grossbeak at the feeder this week. He certainly is a handsome fellow!

Wild Turkey

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