Florida Birding Trail
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I used to live in South Florida and always enjoyed the amazing sunrises and afternoon thunderstorms. I recently visited there and left with some great memories.
Purple Gallinules seem to love the flowers/fruits of water lilies. They voraciously rip them open and consume the soft interior of the fruit. This gallinule ran off with his cupcake-shaped fruit...he didn't want to share?
Ring-billed Gull - - - - - - ( Larus delawarensis )
( D70s )
They know where to look for easy food.
Above Lake Emerald, in Oakland Park, Florida -US- near Fort Lauderdale.
Shot from my balcony, late Sunday morning, December 2, 2007.
Seen best in LARGE VIEW.
See WHERE THIS WAS TAKEN. ( When map appears, click "Hybrid" and then click "+" sign TWICE for best map view.)
Coyote 2: I was photographing a group of deer when i got the feeling something was watching me.
"Have a Great Day"
This male Red-Winged Blackbird is really showing off his red shoulder patches... I call them epaulets.
Laughing Gull - - - - - - ( Larus atricilla )
Soaring high above the lake, with the sun reflecting off the water giving him a golden glow
Above Lake Emerald, in Oakland Park, Florida -US- near Fort Lauderdale.
Shot from my balcony, Sunday, February 10, 2008.
Seen best in LARGER VIEW.
See WHERE THIS WAS TAKEN. ( When map appears, click "Hybrid" and "+" sign for best map view.)
This Great Blue Heron looked very impressive as it displayed all of its plumes at Everglades National Park. Then it stuck its long tongue out (at me?). His bill appears to be closed, but his tongue is out. I'm not sure what he was doing, but I am sure that many viewers of this picture will have an answer :-)
Conçu par l'architecte américain Yann Weimouth (qui fut l'assistant de I.M. Pei pour la Pyramide du musée du Louvre à Paris), le musée Salvador Dali combine le rationnel et le fantastique. Il est constitué d'un rectangle simple d'où surgit une forme ronde, libre, constituée de triangles de verre qui rappelle le dôme du musée de Dali en Espagne. À l'intérieur se trouve un excentrique et audacieux escalier en spirale, rappellant l'obsession de Dali pour les spirales et les formes hélicoïdales de la molécule de l'ADN …
Staircase of the Salvador Dali Museum: museum dedicated to the painter Salvador Dalí located on the campus of the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg (Florida).
Designed by the American architect Yann Weimouth (who was I.M. Pei's assistant for the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum in Paris), the Salvador Dali Museum combines the rational and the fantastic. It consists of a simple rectangle from which emerges a round shape, free, consisting of triangles of glass reminiscent of the dome of the museum of Dali in Spain. Inside is an eccentric and bold spiral staircase, reminiscent of Dali's obsession with the spirals and helical shapes of the DNA molecule …
Ring-billed Gull - - - - - ( Larus delawarensis )
One of the last gulls I saw, last April, before they all left for the Summer.
They should begin to return to South Florida in mid-November, and I can't wait !
Above Lake Emerald, in Oakland Park, florida -US- near Fort Lauderdale.
Shot from my balcony Saturday, April 29, 2006 ( FROM ARCHIVES).
See him LARGER,
or 10" x 14". ( Rember to click on "expand" to get full size of the 10x14.)
See WHERE. ( When map appears, click on "Hybrid" and "+" sign for best map view.)
Ornithoptera priamus, native to Australia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. These butterflies are large, and the females are larger than the males. They are toxic and have bright markings to warn predators. Their colors can vary by region and subspecies.
Taken in the Butterfly World, Florida
Alaus oculatus
Eastern eyed click beetles are not very common, but people tend to notice and remember them when they do see one. At one to two inches in length, these are large insects, and those large false eye spots on their head are just so conspicuous. It's to scare off predators and weirdos like me with a camera.
Laughing Gull - - - - - - ( Larus atricilla )
Cruising over the lake, looking for feeding opportunities.
Lake Emerald, in Oakland Park, Florida -US- near Fort Lauderdale.
Shot from my balcony, Wednesday afternoon, January 17, 2007.
See him LARGER.
See WHERE. ( When map appears, click "Hybrid" and "+" sign for best map view.)
Ring-billed Gull - - - - - - ( Larus delawarensis )
Prospecting for feeding opportunities on the lake, below.
Lake Emerald, in Oakland Park, Florida -US- near Fort Lauderdale.
Shot from my balcony over the lake, Thursday afternoon, November 23, 2006.
See him LARGER,
or 12" x 16". ( Remember to click "expand" when 12x16 image comes up, to get the full size.)
See WHERE. ( When map appears, click "Hybrid" and "+" sign for best map view.)
SUNSET - Boca Raton, Florida U.S.A.
Spring 2020 - Florida Everglades
Per my friend, hjsyourcpa, I tried to bring out a bit more detail in the sky by applying a multiply blend layer to the sky only (masked out the rest) in order to bring out the detail.
If anyone has another method, I'd love to try it also. I think this helped quite a lot.
?
Thanks so much hjsyourcpa...great feedback!!!
White-tailed deer - Florida Everglades
female (doe) - In The Wild - Summer 2020
*[left-double-click for a closer-look]
*[although she looks large, the does have no horns]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-tailed_deer
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everglades
"Do-Re-Mi" - The Sound of Music (1965)
This curious Osprey posed effortlessly for the camera at Everglades National Park near the Flamingo Visitor Center. My wife and suspect that it was eyeing the camera as a snack for its chick which was watching from a nest nearby. We both kept our gear well-guarded just in case. BTW, for those interested, winter is the best time of the year to spot wading birds, enjoy mild temperatures and avoid the dreaded mosquitoes at Everglades N.P.
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Little blue heron (juvenile) ~ South Florida Wetlands U.S.A.
(starting to acquire adult blue-plumage as a teenager)
(3 more photos of the adult 'little blue heron' in the comments)
SUNSET - Great Blue Heron
Florida Everglades U.S.A.
In The Wild - South Florida
*[three more GBH photos in the comments]