Great Catch

February 27, 2023 - I have watched this osprey come and go for several weeks now, always circling the small harbor off the Indian River. Mos...
Read the Full Post »

Windblown

February 24, 2023 - This great white egret had just landed in this tree high above the area to preen itself early in the morning at osprey a...
Read the Full Post »

Profiled

February 23, 2023 - Fortunate timing. I happened to be ready when this roseate spoonbill stepped out from the mangroves into the sunlight. T...
Read the Full Post »

Returning to the Rookery

February 22, 2023 - This great white egret was flying low to the water on its way back to the rookery. I could not tell if it had been out s...
Read the Full Post »

Nesting

February 20, 2023 - Out at Stick Marsh photographing all the birds busily building and sitting on nests during the breeding season. At this...
Read the Full Post »

Quizzical

February 17, 2023 - While photographing egrets and spoonbills at Stick Marsh, I noticed an anhinga studying a roseate spoonbill one branch a...
Read the Full Post »

Blending In

February 15, 2023 - When in the shade of the trees these monkeys were sometimes difficult to see. Fortunately the day was partly cloudy and...
Read the Full Post »

Oh What A Web

February 15, 2023 - This large spider has three different names, the golden orb spider, the giant wood spider, and the banana spider. The g...
Read the Full Post »

Tension

February 13, 2023 - The Amur Leopard also is known as the Russian Leopard, the Far East Leopard and the Manchurian Leopard. It is the rarest...
Read the Full Post »

Getting Down

February 10, 2023 - All leopards are strong and nimble footed as you can see here. The Amur Leopard seen here can run at speeds approaching...
Read the Full Post »

Going Fishing

February 08, 2023 - Raptors of many kinds abound in Florida near inland lakes and waterways as well as along the coastal areas. Ospreys are...
Read the Full Post »

"Woody"

February 06, 2023 - Pileated woodpeckers can be found throughout mainland Florida, Anyone who has seen a "Woody Woodpecker" cartoon will rec...
Read the Full Post »

Circling Offshore

February 03, 2023 - This "great fisherman", the osprey was circling just offshore looking for its next meal. I watched it fly in ever wideni...
Read the Full Post »

Peaking Out

February 01, 2023 - On one trip to Montana I was told by an older Native American that my spirit animal was "the wolf". Since my childhood,...
Read the Full Post »