June, 2013
Saturday, June 15th, 2013
Today’s photos are from a 1930’s Prohibition-style photo shoot with The Lakeland Shooters,
Polk County’s largest and most active photography club.

1929 Ford Model A

1930 DeSoto

Model Lymari

Model Lymari next to a 1930 DeSoto

Model Lymari next to a 1930 DeSoto

Model Lymari in a 1930 DeSoto

Model Lymari in a 1930 DeSoto

Model Lymari next to a 1930 DeSoto

Model Lymari next to a 1930 DeSoto

Model Lymari next to a 1930 DeSoto

Model Lymari next to a 1930 DeSoto
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Friday, June 14th, 2013

Roseate Spoonbill

Roseate Spoonbill

Roseate Spoonbill

Roseate Spoonbill

Roseate Spoonbill

Roseate Spoonbill

Great Egret (ruffled)

The egret wants to be friends with the spoonbill. The spoonbill is not interested.

Roseate Spoonbill

Roseate Spoonbill

Roseate Spoonbill

Roseate Spoonbill

Roseate Spoonbill

Great Egret and Roseate Spoonbill (and juvenile White Ibis)

Great Egret
Tags: Great Egret, Roseate Spoonbill
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Thursday, June 13th, 2013

Little Blue Heron hunting

Little Blue Heron eating a fish

Little Blue Heron hunting

Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret

“Mute Swan Protecting Her Cygnets” – Overlook Park at Lake Mirror

Fountain at Hollis Garden

Sculpture at Hollis Garden

Sculpture at Hollis Garden

“Tribute to Volunteerism” – Lake Mirror
Tags: Little Blue Heron, Snowy Egret
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Wednesday, June 12th, 2013

Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks

Snowy Egret
Tags: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Snowy Egret
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Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Great Egret

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks

Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Great Egret

Sandhill Crane feet

Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret feet

Snowy Egret
Tags: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Great Egret, Sand Hill Crane, Snowy Egret
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Sunday, June 9th, 2013

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Wood Stork

Wood Stork

Wood Stork

Century Plant in bloom

Great Blue Heron

Boat-tailed Grackle chasing a Great Egret

Roseate Spoonbill

Roseate Spoonbill
Tags: Black-crowned Night-Heron, Boat-tailed Grackle, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Roseate Spoonbill, Wood Stork
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Friday, June 7th, 2013

Florida Red-bellied Turtle

Alligator eating a large fish (catfish?)

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

A White Ibis wanders past, seemingly oblivious to the carnage nearby.

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Happy gator

High five! Nevermind.

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Alligator eating a fish

Who’s a good lookin’ guy?

Having fed, the gator receeds.

Later gator!
Tags: Alligator, gator, Turtle
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Thursday, June 6th, 2013

Tricolored Heron

Juvenile White Ibis

Snowy Egret
Tags: Snowy Egret, Tricoloroed Heron, White Ibis
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Wednesday, June 5th, 2013

Il pleut comme vache qui pisse.

Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk

Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk

Little Blue Heron

Little Blue Heron

Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron

Double-crested Cormorant

Osprey
Tags: Double-crested Cormorant, Little Blue Heron, Osprey, Red-shouldered Hawk, Tricoloroed Heron
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Tuesday, June 4th, 2013

Great Egret flies past Sandhill Crane family

Great Blue Heron standing in the rain

Great Blue Heron
Tags: Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Sand Hill Crane
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