January, 2013

Photo for January 21st, 2013

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reflecting pond

Belted Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

Alligator

Alligator

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

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dead fish

live fish

live fish

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Photo for January 20th, 2013

Little Blue  Heron catches frog

Little Blue Heron catches a big green frog

Little Blue  Heron eating a frog

Little Blue Heron eating a frog

Little Blue  Heron eating a frog

Little Blue Heron eating a frog

Little Blue  Heron eating a frog

Little Blue Heron eating a frog

Little Blue  Heron swallowing a frog

Little Blue Heron swallowing a frog

Ducks!

Ducks!

Little Blue  Heron with a belly full of frog

Little Blue Heron with a belly full of frog

Great Egret

Great Egret

Alligator

Alligator

Great Egret

Great Egret

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Cormorant

Cormorant

Great Egret trying to eat a fish

Great Egret trying to eat a fish

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Egret trying to eat an armored catfish.

Great Egret trying to eat an armored catfish.

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Egret still trying to figure out how to eat fish.

Great Egret still trying to figure out how to eat fish.

Great Egret has been working on this fish for 20 minutes.

Great Egret has been working on this fish for 20 minutes.

Cormorant

Cormorant

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Photo for January 19th, 2013

Great Egret

Great Egret

Great Egret

Great Egret

Cormorant

Cormorant

Blue Heron

Blue Heron

Blue Heron

Blue Heron

Blue Heron

Blue Heron

Blue Heron

Blue Heron

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Blue Heron

Blue Heron

Blue Heron

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Blue Heron

Great Egret

Great Egret

Great Egret

Great Egret

Great Egret

Great Egret

Cormorant

Cormorant

Cormorant

Cormorant

Cormorant

Cormorant

Cormorant

Cormorant

Cormorant

Cormorant

Cormorant

Cormorant

Cormorant

Cormorant

Cormorant

Great Egret

Great Egret

Great Egret

Great Egret

Great Egret

Great Egret

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

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Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Alligator

Alligator

Florida Softshell Turtle

Florida Softshell Turtle

Lily pads and a flower

Lily pads and a flower

Florida Softshell Turtle

Florida Softshell Turtle

Anhinga catching a fish

Anhinga catching a fish

Anhinga catching a fish

Anhinga catching a fish

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Photo for January 18th, 2013

Chinese Guohua stone (dendritic siltstone)

Chinese Guohua stone (dendritic siltstone)

It’s cold and windy outside.  I don’t know where all the birds went, but they’re not in my living room, so you get another picture of a rock.

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Photo for January 17th, 2013

Chinese Guohua stone (dendritic siltstone)

Chinese Guohua stone (dendritic siltstone)

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Photo for January 16th, 2013

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American Black Vulture

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Photo for January 15th, 2013

Tortoise and the hare?  No, turtle and the heron.

Tortoise and the hare? No, turtle and the heron.

Little Blue Heron fishing for dinner

Little Blue Heron fishing for dinner

Little Blue Heron

Little Blue Heron

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Turkey Buzzard

Turkey Buzzard

Turkey Buzzard

Turkey Buzzard

Florida Red-bellied Turtle

Florida Red-bellied Turtle

Florida Red-bellied Turtle

Florida Red-bellied Turtle

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Photo for January 14th, 2013

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White Ibis

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Sand Hill Crane

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Turtle

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Photo for January 13th, 2013

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Great Egret

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Willet (until I learn otherwise.  It’s some sort of sandpiper.)

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Notice something took a bite out of its tail.  It’s not easy being a gator.

Cormorant

Conversely, it seems very easy being a Anhinga Cormorant.

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Photo for January 12th, 2013

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Great Egret

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Anhingas Cormorants reflecting

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Egret landing

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Egret landing

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Ibis landing

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Birds in trees

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Egret in tree

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Great Egrets doing an aerial dance

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Sand Hill Crane

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