tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37787069676299292062024-02-02T10:45:26.720-08:00Florida WildGretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680882041310635863noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778706967629929206.post-78344789980802757832008-09-08T11:01:00.000-07:002008-09-08T11:08:22.095-07:00Red-shouldered hawk<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXoZQnPs70h8FYu9Ap-_A3LKTwzGDB3iO7gUEEZb2w7-aL5f_GTwpR90wKBmbSTKcYHkbsYfMEtK8jfHBDoGQFDsHFx_2TbIvA4iM8cRJWfHsgZTd2miMbtjLY65xgi4MRl695d3EQ1Cx/s1600-h/IMG_4502.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243713271083016354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXoZQnPs70h8FYu9Ap-_A3LKTwzGDB3iO7gUEEZb2w7-aL5f_GTwpR90wKBmbSTKcYHkbsYfMEtK8jfHBDoGQFDsHFx_2TbIvA4iM8cRJWfHsgZTd2miMbtjLY65xgi4MRl695d3EQ1Cx/s400/IMG_4502.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMmPjYw-a2qnon4bA903ug9uttu4T3lq3DZwXF7hYwyC3M1Eesk10ou1p7p23dwH4FSVKexMJz_ifmVXrD679NOfMdaQeQqxGo4-pX9lxfpZubHPyXcuydNvhVpwevZWkAAM4mL0IbhfQ/s1600-h/IMG_4501.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243713276451417154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMmPjYw-a2qnon4bA903ug9uttu4T3lq3DZwXF7hYwyC3M1Eesk10ou1p7p23dwH4FSVKexMJz_ifmVXrD679NOfMdaQeQqxGo4-pX9lxfpZubHPyXcuydNvhVpwevZWkAAM4mL0IbhfQ/s400/IMG_4501.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680882041310635863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778706967629929206.post-16966935344973426052008-09-03T08:24:00.000-07:002008-09-03T08:31:04.317-07:00Red-tailed hawk<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgsTvW4m4cQ9iHEX2c9l832TzRnyYgacOakcOugtEPjmyyJprZIkZYtAWK0aeP8qOUVcvCt5Wqgatu_iLwu4G7PfscrMHJnSro7tlEK75fl8ik510Mjr1ZeudOdWBgM00eLKosrguGNcqd/s1600-h/IMG_4385_edited-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241816397948317426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgsTvW4m4cQ9iHEX2c9l832TzRnyYgacOakcOugtEPjmyyJprZIkZYtAWK0aeP8qOUVcvCt5Wqgatu_iLwu4G7PfscrMHJnSro7tlEK75fl8ik510Mjr1ZeudOdWBgM00eLKosrguGNcqd/s400/IMG_4385_edited-1.JPG" border="0" /></a> This guy was a little elusive and hard to identify... I believe it's a red-tailed hawk?<br /><div></div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680882041310635863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778706967629929206.post-50341979362676334892008-09-03T08:10:00.000-07:002008-09-03T08:24:03.577-07:00Great Blue Heron<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6F2DIGYWgiiFN8Qh8WTNQjjpxmF8DSpbm9OgOcdEO1wDwaRCEu24IpNRfNswvYkDbF_OrjOoZMjwPOjKhDypvt3e_8S0Gc3-_zgtZ2OoIwQxyg7bWT8vWcQj4MNvmkOsuGvK5yeWXjZN/s1600-h/IMG_4397.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241815985649630434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6F2DIGYWgiiFN8Qh8WTNQjjpxmF8DSpbm9OgOcdEO1wDwaRCEu24IpNRfNswvYkDbF_OrjOoZMjwPOjKhDypvt3e_8S0Gc3-_zgtZ2OoIwQxyg7bWT8vWcQj4MNvmkOsuGvK5yeWXjZN/s400/IMG_4397.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7tBrOo4tueplchK5Ns7KBDQdVd80zRBJsxHuA_I8Z3DKysAoBE3c9xLuMCEbD7VCUYUuxpNnxLbFv-LsprcsQQ_x0WH-o1Uug9uH2LWhHrxGe7oXTEObatZki8yJUhecsb4n8AOqf5Dl/s1600-h/IMG_4406.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241815986353652754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7tBrOo4tueplchK5Ns7KBDQdVd80zRBJsxHuA_I8Z3DKysAoBE3c9xLuMCEbD7VCUYUuxpNnxLbFv-LsprcsQQ_x0WH-o1Uug9uH2LWhHrxGe7oXTEObatZki8yJUhecsb4n8AOqf5Dl/s400/IMG_4406.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlNXJe9vLL1j7PoGU9GOCch86f1wG93b0Zrw8yPNCW8PPSn8jswwCGQ5hZQRCSHS1fs8PKuWSoAeev8iHXCcTOjwfFc4wtlBc_BTTGOg3_PJ20NfHeCa1oG8CF5_zvdjf_Za5xRrXsTMa/s1600-h/IMG_4293.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241813512314839218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlNXJe9vLL1j7PoGU9GOCch86f1wG93b0Zrw8yPNCW8PPSn8jswwCGQ5hZQRCSHS1fs8PKuWSoAeev8iHXCcTOjwfFc4wtlBc_BTTGOg3_PJ20NfHeCa1oG8CF5_zvdjf_Za5xRrXsTMa/s400/IMG_4293.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJhjy-SS7SzUhfZxF0TDiolnqqgroM8p9PIMwnptoHKT2dau7g765QethVX5kWjCkOX-aH9ceqGBY1imPlHhYdIbJDLNYwWt_TqJCtz2EFsejOlZaa8_jpzFhfMcEfdORN3sIfuM6SLzn1/s1600-h/IMG_4350.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241813515374951154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJhjy-SS7SzUhfZxF0TDiolnqqgroM8p9PIMwnptoHKT2dau7g765QethVX5kWjCkOX-aH9ceqGBY1imPlHhYdIbJDLNYwWt_TqJCtz2EFsejOlZaa8_jpzFhfMcEfdORN3sIfuM6SLzn1/s400/IMG_4350.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680882041310635863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778706967629929206.post-76038895124643979832008-09-02T06:06:00.000-07:002008-09-02T06:14:28.670-07:00Water-logged Barred Owl<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0rHaNSeDuyxokXPq6Saonv34iKLT63Crifhwa-u2_S_Gv9jarkiysKRWW-EZ7SzPCuReAZBXy6j_wR_E3KLsii5pjIuGXcVy1aJDqyeFA3hA7WUIFO1bsPK_BdO9Vr5q4Md8n-m2ePG4/s1600-h/IMG_4096.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241409975393196594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0rHaNSeDuyxokXPq6Saonv34iKLT63Crifhwa-u2_S_Gv9jarkiysKRWW-EZ7SzPCuReAZBXy6j_wR_E3KLsii5pjIuGXcVy1aJDqyeFA3hA7WUIFO1bsPK_BdO9Vr5q4Md8n-m2ePG4/s400/IMG_4096.JPG" border="0" /></a> It was quite rainy out when we spotted this owl - I think rain may have contributed to the owl's silly feathers... like he got a bad haircut! I believe this is a barred owl because of his bright yellow beak and large round eyes, but I could be wrong! - if I am wrong, please send me a message!<br /><div></div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680882041310635863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778706967629929206.post-9001850871842564202008-08-27T10:45:00.000-07:002008-08-27T11:08:18.641-07:00Great Blue Heron<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkvR935rUnpIp7jbQiK0VRZ-oGCe1r_0kRo8idhvQ5Mz9CV5tnGTM_Hygax7AoBK3LiAkwgc2ZnFF-irTtENwuIK67f2wI4Z-j0z0kyBZ1a_zCBUGuVX9IXWTzUUhoDU0hf-d1HHGZ5wn/s1600-h/IMG_3423.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239259716362887586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkvR935rUnpIp7jbQiK0VRZ-oGCe1r_0kRo8idhvQ5Mz9CV5tnGTM_Hygax7AoBK3LiAkwgc2ZnFF-irTtENwuIK67f2wI4Z-j0z0kyBZ1a_zCBUGuVX9IXWTzUUhoDU0hf-d1HHGZ5wn/s400/IMG_3423.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680882041310635863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778706967629929206.post-82175718786853902462008-08-25T07:10:00.000-07:002008-08-25T07:28:32.927-07:00More Black-bellied Whistling Ducks!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMUa-Qu_JPW1CZxsLVnY6C_Ttd_rj890hL5706fUknmBn2jTptw6rqZF8yS0v9E209XzL82ecSDSDrHSyy6JRM-FszM_QJB6GblxDD7ud8M7ACg9vMjSf3LrscFIDXUvkxM6R1mn05wzNm/s1600-h/IMG_3865.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238459406509171506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMUa-Qu_JPW1CZxsLVnY6C_Ttd_rj890hL5706fUknmBn2jTptw6rqZF8yS0v9E209XzL82ecSDSDrHSyy6JRM-FszM_QJB6GblxDD7ud8M7ACg9vMjSf3LrscFIDXUvkxM6R1mn05wzNm/s400/IMG_3865.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisEFHUwLI4fSmyJ4hgIC3rsrZWIVlJSRZu_zksstnm4S7AHOVaPBVcWDQn75fVrBXgiacF-XTSwWULEQ8DO9lHkuOkQ87HOLCERuHUn4MZg6uqzClfJGRJ1c2QHVfMJ2OlYlr2tLTnnj6X/s1600-h/IMG_3866.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238459414255404514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisEFHUwLI4fSmyJ4hgIC3rsrZWIVlJSRZu_zksstnm4S7AHOVaPBVcWDQn75fVrBXgiacF-XTSwWULEQ8DO9lHkuOkQ87HOLCERuHUn4MZg6uqzClfJGRJ1c2QHVfMJ2OlYlr2tLTnnj6X/s400/IMG_3866.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66aKZ-hHssl-32aYRIqvhgaMXJk2FclolGxOqLTLimCFpBut3I27ik7FzKPbURDKXre5tjYt_XJZtSPS_791ngqTC_2eU66OZkZNxqK95fVl8Uj3Sx_rFrlbEb3Z9eIqa5Vi5b3dJrtNF/s1600-h/IMG_3869.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238459419790003266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66aKZ-hHssl-32aYRIqvhgaMXJk2FclolGxOqLTLimCFpBut3I27ik7FzKPbURDKXre5tjYt_XJZtSPS_791ngqTC_2eU66OZkZNxqK95fVl8Uj3Sx_rFrlbEb3Z9eIqa5Vi5b3dJrtNF/s400/IMG_3869.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-60RkANJRcHi6wlJYSBW7j4xWakuwkePrJI5cl_alRMoBFJzAVFbMUxzd7Qz_Pspsomib6PQhaRTkgsNFLvUs2W6CC6bIcVLFKiIBPh4CZrN0b1nVu7JYJQibm53KKmJk3OrHTthKFD_/s1600-h/IMG_3872.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238459430222695378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-60RkANJRcHi6wlJYSBW7j4xWakuwkePrJI5cl_alRMoBFJzAVFbMUxzd7Qz_Pspsomib6PQhaRTkgsNFLvUs2W6CC6bIcVLFKiIBPh4CZrN0b1nVu7JYJQibm53KKmJk3OrHTthKFD_/s400/IMG_3872.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I just can't get enough of these ducks! This was the second time I saw them in a week - but also the 2nd time I had seen them in my life! So I would say Tropical Storm Fay brought some luck my way by dropping these amazing birds off in South Florida. </div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680882041310635863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778706967629929206.post-20363661684942301362008-08-25T06:58:00.000-07:002008-08-25T07:09:49.000-07:00Black-Crowned Night Heron<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ut4IM9y3qMf5dD11TJ0LE1P7IDD-BJYWoVww3_HR9aEi82NBeFMRMI6Y3KhADBynX357jZ5TnQjVSSNgrezlXjVzZZ98dIN0uR7m6MCmbKSEmPfBcHtWWFMkiDiufWeyubhA84pGbir_/s1600-h/IMG_3849.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238455643530194402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ut4IM9y3qMf5dD11TJ0LE1P7IDD-BJYWoVww3_HR9aEi82NBeFMRMI6Y3KhADBynX357jZ5TnQjVSSNgrezlXjVzZZ98dIN0uR7m6MCmbKSEmPfBcHtWWFMkiDiufWeyubhA84pGbir_/s400/IMG_3849.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2j05zBhBHR155HrscGdeaz_6xQ_wykm_PWgWfGPQmqRhkPi0gFR-8RyoHrxbBCtD6ST4yk7VmFT7OrH_qn7Y73n2qJXWUFT83ldCjr-cE5PzdULtXORdv-SZ_yspx1SOc-KvXF25VaFfl/s1600-h/IMG_3854.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238455654628154194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2j05zBhBHR155HrscGdeaz_6xQ_wykm_PWgWfGPQmqRhkPi0gFR-8RyoHrxbBCtD6ST4yk7VmFT7OrH_qn7Y73n2qJXWUFT83ldCjr-cE5PzdULtXORdv-SZ_yspx1SOc-KvXF25VaFfl/s400/IMG_3854.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5n5PUsTNaue57hyqfbkrpmbGa5S9iOGN2pCRzZ0wirKqrlZWbRYLMcKPJHDLlyT1ogQklxEUzcITjcj6UXrKo1KNHTIEFVTJmguTfbdVbFB5K7knrKx8OJ5mCzhKwqcil3_dm-S9IG9o/s1600-h/IMG_3859.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238455655777967938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5n5PUsTNaue57hyqfbkrpmbGa5S9iOGN2pCRzZ0wirKqrlZWbRYLMcKPJHDLlyT1ogQklxEUzcITjcj6UXrKo1KNHTIEFVTJmguTfbdVbFB5K7knrKx8OJ5mCzhKwqcil3_dm-S9IG9o/s400/IMG_3859.JPG" border="0" /></a> Black-crowned night herons typically feed at night and stay in trees during the day, so I felt especially lucky to see this heron on a very sunny Saturday morning right in the middle of Green Cay wetlands.<br /><div></div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680882041310635863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778706967629929206.post-89699386461665306902008-08-25T06:27:00.000-07:002008-08-25T06:58:09.948-07:00Red-bellied Woodpecker<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-KJDO-rVcctxBFLorBSqaNhrsMaLmQH8u31BBiTlMDGJcZcIJ1H-WFMr_RwhiopeRAIMDuhChgGFmGtZQJJmEAUVk0IcZErzpI3SmTShMlnTN0kFWuEkTuy4h_80Va2Gb7sUFf8GuMUK/s1600-h/IMG_3843.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238454014537722338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-KJDO-rVcctxBFLorBSqaNhrsMaLmQH8u31BBiTlMDGJcZcIJ1H-WFMr_RwhiopeRAIMDuhChgGFmGtZQJJmEAUVk0IcZErzpI3SmTShMlnTN0kFWuEkTuy4h_80Va2Gb7sUFf8GuMUK/s400/IMG_3843.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh922_DIMTAej_JpBacEQOFnT0Sstv0KKz5IM9k0lC9epHDf36hDF-hrdNzv3E1E9tmMnQQYZcf9mfGCH4VcmELPN3vMb26V3WPZ7ARvUM81wDIXmOf3sBNf7tVllg5t56jnPO3XRE8EVsh/s1600-h/IMG_3845.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238454019749685650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh922_DIMTAej_JpBacEQOFnT0Sstv0KKz5IM9k0lC9epHDf36hDF-hrdNzv3E1E9tmMnQQYZcf9mfGCH4VcmELPN3vMb26V3WPZ7ARvUM81wDIXmOf3sBNf7tVllg5t56jnPO3XRE8EVsh/s400/IMG_3845.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680882041310635863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778706967629929206.post-73444814787726133012008-08-22T11:42:00.000-07:002008-08-22T12:06:38.621-07:00Wood Stork<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4r0cSYBHcIZ2bC5M03ol1mC_18KczPeuAVBoTuarb_OK6tRpC5EeS4bT56GnUnlo7QIfi3KpQUOxyPQ6FM79zSPl2bbDQJWf1FNusNk63WfuJnTm-PFVfbWa1COE6KyFb5LYKVx0mpvU/s1600-h/Green+CayHorses+094.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237418850713539922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4r0cSYBHcIZ2bC5M03ol1mC_18KczPeuAVBoTuarb_OK6tRpC5EeS4bT56GnUnlo7QIfi3KpQUOxyPQ6FM79zSPl2bbDQJWf1FNusNk63WfuJnTm-PFVfbWa1COE6KyFb5LYKVx0mpvU/s400/Green+CayHorses+094.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6cz4kqxRtwHlW7CopqfaIDeY5Wj08L8K8SG6KenfdwKKM-perLPXiwgZP35xanleTEPABKbPI8HeL2Xhl5fHyPlMi6i-Zjh1vGnx6AqDHuv7DN7Zz8-HpRLkLIWtjEk_SP-66BW_2aaI/s1600-h/IMG_3295.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237418856242230610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6cz4kqxRtwHlW7CopqfaIDeY5Wj08L8K8SG6KenfdwKKM-perLPXiwgZP35xanleTEPABKbPI8HeL2Xhl5fHyPlMi6i-Zjh1vGnx6AqDHuv7DN7Zz8-HpRLkLIWtjEk_SP-66BW_2aaI/s400/IMG_3295.JPG" border="0" /></a> Wood Storks aren't necessarily the most attractive birds, but they're still a big part of Florida's bird population!<br /><div></div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680882041310635863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778706967629929206.post-40873709803445199152008-08-22T11:32:00.000-07:002008-08-22T11:41:20.638-07:00Mottled Ducks<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqhu2uDGO9sIg9ZwANlSmy1kmWZeJRw0xGa18CY-6GTdXQ2DNVH4H-tKbGdLZ-3CnwVUv_89GHwtCsBm3R85Nlnxphv9SFz7lLheXmTaUj4O3S8naeRWRuKHejZGY3hzZJWKGjUzJPCWC/s1600-h/IMG_3207.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237413241716065506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqhu2uDGO9sIg9ZwANlSmy1kmWZeJRw0xGa18CY-6GTdXQ2DNVH4H-tKbGdLZ-3CnwVUv_89GHwtCsBm3R85Nlnxphv9SFz7lLheXmTaUj4O3S8naeRWRuKHejZGY3hzZJWKGjUzJPCWC/s400/IMG_3207.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmXI0uNuN20kap8mMub6wxrEotPK5bV_-YUXcnV0VoNYhjzn2254E9nGCGc3OilF5-8PoeGwzQP1qVeM7-znbX04FPd6i0fetlU4WKPqr326BR9RnncKFG72pELyFnOKqvoZEo8mlww_5/s1600-h/IMG_3677.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237413251754029666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmXI0uNuN20kap8mMub6wxrEotPK5bV_-YUXcnV0VoNYhjzn2254E9nGCGc3OilF5-8PoeGwzQP1qVeM7-znbX04FPd6i0fetlU4WKPqr326BR9RnncKFG72pELyFnOKqvoZEo8mlww_5/s400/IMG_3677.JPG" border="0" /></a> Mottled ducks are relatives of Mallard ducks, but are in danger of being displaced by Mallards due to hybridization. They are beautiful birds with a distinctive greenish-blue patch at the back of the wings.<br /><div></div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680882041310635863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778706967629929206.post-64623614171306328862008-08-22T08:34:00.000-07:002008-08-22T09:02:13.495-07:00Limpkin<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrNxErzIimMm8OWhwtuEdt3lx2UOj8SLzdwjiQujflUIGbHSTSYpgzDvYj2a715bE5HSGBzKGa373Q1JYMbMI823rUhAiNAllrYFXcC7N66ocAP6v1bYNtAcr1Ef87_L-D8UmdQ4Rhlql/s1600-h/WakodahatcheeGreenCayKuederles+100.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237366977131783842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrNxErzIimMm8OWhwtuEdt3lx2UOj8SLzdwjiQujflUIGbHSTSYpgzDvYj2a715bE5HSGBzKGa373Q1JYMbMI823rUhAiNAllrYFXcC7N66ocAP6v1bYNtAcr1Ef87_L-D8UmdQ4Rhlql/s400/WakodahatcheeGreenCayKuederles+100.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNbWl6NVt_opNwv67KHtLbU46FaAlXOLwkQTssqeUVCJ7sZrKzfy2DkIMFi5u5p3F2dC_HKEz9xtyeBy__eIPoaaREvIq_F9J1Uj1gL-RTFUBlqKnvu3yC9RB0yebe9VoftX93yXoNSDC/s1600-h/WakodahatcheeGreenCayKuederles+107.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237366982299920290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNbWl6NVt_opNwv67KHtLbU46FaAlXOLwkQTssqeUVCJ7sZrKzfy2DkIMFi5u5p3F2dC_HKEz9xtyeBy__eIPoaaREvIq_F9J1Uj1gL-RTFUBlqKnvu3yC9RB0yebe9VoftX93yXoNSDC/s400/WakodahatcheeGreenCayKuederles+107.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMgooENm262mGIKfGbCsX0k5_YJTcWZZIVNSti4PrC_Q347-ZtCFJhqe53vx-I1f1h7BuRwGkSOmAZmEbsnMVFUE2h9MvgfSDEjmpLVsE6NYNq8cOTCoenzgrrlDhnWCK1wgO-ta6q5Qi/s1600-h/WakodahatcheeGreenCayKuederles+101.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237366987144913954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMgooENm262mGIKfGbCsX0k5_YJTcWZZIVNSti4PrC_Q347-ZtCFJhqe53vx-I1f1h7BuRwGkSOmAZmEbsnMVFUE2h9MvgfSDEjmpLVsE6NYNq8cOTCoenzgrrlDhnWCK1wgO-ta6q5Qi/s400/WakodahatcheeGreenCayKuederles+101.jpg" border="0" /></a> Limpkins are sometimes mistaken for immature ibis because of their brown coloring - really, they are more similarly related to cranes! They feed on small aquatic animals mostly, and love apple snails.<br /><div></div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680882041310635863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778706967629929206.post-88514923523759476082008-08-22T08:02:00.000-07:002008-08-22T08:22:41.714-07:00Anhingas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwnX-mtSqD8D1aIhcUccFy4b0P3kR-pzzJnKWlVeNdUHmJfUJcXIVEiPnvniCPCSr_9HRnNUl42yk4M-ksLWcqURr510be8TNtocl6SEV_F8tKA0pTZqUOUv-VtKFCx7Z-6sfgMe_Ub1Vv/s1600-h/WakoGreenCay+Feb+28+2008+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237361740281341442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwnX-mtSqD8D1aIhcUccFy4b0P3kR-pzzJnKWlVeNdUHmJfUJcXIVEiPnvniCPCSr_9HRnNUl42yk4M-ksLWcqURr510be8TNtocl6SEV_F8tKA0pTZqUOUv-VtKFCx7Z-6sfgMe_Ub1Vv/s400/WakoGreenCay+Feb+28+2008+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDNeVy_0O4dTgsjHo9MBOmS8FCkHvNVnfEN1Zm31sjmx5niGhDgooZcYcnVPw60tVEzMWECSAOfW3m6wZOK3DLKg96NIyIsG0fl3aY513PIsz3L-_Cx3uFvYamK9-S1ed8bCaG3wfe1PP/s1600-h/WakoGreenCay+Feb+28+2008+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237361752433087074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDNeVy_0O4dTgsjHo9MBOmS8FCkHvNVnfEN1Zm31sjmx5niGhDgooZcYcnVPw60tVEzMWECSAOfW3m6wZOK3DLKg96NIyIsG0fl3aY513PIsz3L-_Cx3uFvYamK9-S1ed8bCaG3wfe1PP/s400/WakoGreenCay+Feb+28+2008+017.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zQeYZKaHRpwPQ7PvtMKX1cXyMCrO5lRF8oUvmb0LvC9WlL73ao3H31nkaap88pCRhGNPtrQ15Gx2lkhQnOwdzusaYWVlkmRM69_hzWcmtEum_qIz_oHla7fg9fESdIdPOYCe5ulelvLX/s1600-h/WakoGreenCay+Feb+28+2008+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237361756905672514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zQeYZKaHRpwPQ7PvtMKX1cXyMCrO5lRF8oUvmb0LvC9WlL73ao3H31nkaap88pCRhGNPtrQ15Gx2lkhQnOwdzusaYWVlkmRM69_hzWcmtEum_qIz_oHla7fg9fESdIdPOYCe5ulelvLX/s400/WakoGreenCay+Feb+28+2008+021.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrA9C4QRh8Ftfpp7TaoFqPwZ7i58EHuFFFSWnsIIXi-Psflb5ejINgmyLbPFCtWsQCz59UjGXsuXpblUshBgdgEJ2bmRGBKIHNFRVBXYjnGzPOiASYvdW-A9QUFTAY-nDyRLxrKkMsijG8/s1600-h/WakoGreenCay+Feb+28+2008+022.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237361759853384498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrA9C4QRh8Ftfpp7TaoFqPwZ7i58EHuFFFSWnsIIXi-Psflb5ejINgmyLbPFCtWsQCz59UjGXsuXpblUshBgdgEJ2bmRGBKIHNFRVBXYjnGzPOiASYvdW-A9QUFTAY-nDyRLxrKkMsijG8/s400/WakoGreenCay+Feb+28+2008+022.jpg" border="0" /></a> I saw the baby anhingas in late February - they were growing quickly and seemed to always look for food from mom. As for the adults, they don't seem too camera shy! I walked right up to one, who was kind enough to let me take its picture.Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680882041310635863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778706967629929206.post-494219948320515412008-08-22T07:58:00.000-07:002008-08-22T08:26:42.846-07:00Red-winged blackbirds<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4xYAsq0CQWnIlQZmW9nZs2WZALBVnlQL5m0YexVUWBiYkL80eBCVkuLxFj9VE7tD5oDjbOyK7AAQ3wuCiDTkd0d9j01UA_uoz4bVOnaHiJJs8N3DgWndzMciRaqQ5FnBBk0O_UHfvMXg/s1600-h/WakoGreenCay+Feb+28+2008+079.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237357156862552482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4xYAsq0CQWnIlQZmW9nZs2WZALBVnlQL5m0YexVUWBiYkL80eBCVkuLxFj9VE7tD5oDjbOyK7AAQ3wuCiDTkd0d9j01UA_uoz4bVOnaHiJJs8N3DgWndzMciRaqQ5FnBBk0O_UHfvMXg/s400/WakoGreenCay+Feb+28+2008+079.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcQvbZxLqKdi68scA8gnmWiK7goSlyerljT7fWsomlu8kflKNc_20VhDbjF_FiLYMc4am16KPhiCKbFKnVGbZwwWtNaBJuCgElgJsUN445lRBKHRGlpjGEq3PoQXNAOrAeSiqadMhjvdL/s1600-h/WakoGreenCay+Feb+28+2008+111.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237357173977015954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcQvbZxLqKdi68scA8gnmWiK7goSlyerljT7fWsomlu8kflKNc_20VhDbjF_FiLYMc4am16KPhiCKbFKnVGbZwwWtNaBJuCgElgJsUN445lRBKHRGlpjGEq3PoQXNAOrAeSiqadMhjvdL/s400/WakoGreenCay+Feb+28+2008+111.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Red-winged blackbirds love to sing and have beautiful voices!</div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680882041310635863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778706967629929206.post-79557459503445524862008-08-21T12:15:00.000-07:002008-08-21T12:24:10.184-07:00Burrowing owl<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg938An62jiQeRpwk_ko9x7ZrYygiCubxSNguQSJ5_JP4fIw5dU6jmj-ZdCpyFcvqjzHP1D4jnN9x2T2zqCI-mtOhnEDZRTtH7kxYbVGchuoprpB0DfhuqbCSPj3n86pAIlGiwlJ9SRk5wm/s1600-h/Aruba!+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237052108337270466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg938An62jiQeRpwk_ko9x7ZrYygiCubxSNguQSJ5_JP4fIw5dU6jmj-ZdCpyFcvqjzHP1D4jnN9x2T2zqCI-mtOhnEDZRTtH7kxYbVGchuoprpB0DfhuqbCSPj3n86pAIlGiwlJ9SRk5wm/s400/Aruba!+029.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>How could you not love a burrowing owl?</div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680882041310635863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778706967629929206.post-50095493091576820992008-08-21T10:36:00.000-07:002008-08-21T12:10:35.967-07:00The happy family<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxVqKN7E29BHcf4sxuRN7oAsj8gENvxYEgnHSqRxlMWfMidPAFL6PdRMViXXaCuZqQZ6qeXYaKlNZk_UuqOC0mZovRT3bjUF-UGYGoK-Uz3iFwKYNzo0O1CL_A_DAQWwGPtoWFC0GaSGS/s1600-h/IMG_3654.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237027017040384610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxVqKN7E29BHcf4sxuRN7oAsj8gENvxYEgnHSqRxlMWfMidPAFL6PdRMViXXaCuZqQZ6qeXYaKlNZk_UuqOC0mZovRT3bjUF-UGYGoK-Uz3iFwKYNzo0O1CL_A_DAQWwGPtoWFC0GaSGS/s400/IMG_3654.JPG" border="0" /></a> A lovely bunch of Common Gallinules. The chicks are about 1-2 weeks old!<br /><div></div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680882041310635863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778706967629929206.post-86716462121621735542008-08-21T10:33:00.000-07:002008-08-22T07:58:19.652-07:00Purple Gallinule<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9WBAQSowgYobz54zzUlalxccPF1aBcsSKd1TwXhj3J-1gHPArw2QsMJ0SiUy6impU6outbO-F62ydLhDqhkahhTCjz-7hI1azN1ZR01l4S2uvj1Sq3xkkw_ff6KUOMcYCio47LrV1ECU/s1600-h/WakoGreenCay+Feb+28+2008+062.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237356235756738642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9WBAQSowgYobz54zzUlalxccPF1aBcsSKd1TwXhj3J-1gHPArw2QsMJ0SiUy6impU6outbO-F62ydLhDqhkahhTCjz-7hI1azN1ZR01l4S2uvj1Sq3xkkw_ff6KUOMcYCio47LrV1ECU/s400/WakoGreenCay+Feb+28+2008+062.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VkLY5jBR_itOOd5k_A1qtOt8LmAT1N933XKHVj9b7a0csbRNamXasYxd-nzTNBUy-xgztCLl7DdTyGQ_cb8yZLmaSmi2IzQdZYuvZe5BGyCFuY60Z9uCPNubQ9lx5Sy-hLYNvaGCimni/s1600-h/IMG_3756.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237025800015947874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VkLY5jBR_itOOd5k_A1qtOt8LmAT1N933XKHVj9b7a0csbRNamXasYxd-nzTNBUy-xgztCLl7DdTyGQ_cb8yZLmaSmi2IzQdZYuvZe5BGyCFuY60Z9uCPNubQ9lx5Sy-hLYNvaGCimni/s400/IMG_3756.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680882041310635863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778706967629929206.post-45118006586725738062008-08-21T10:16:00.000-07:002008-08-21T12:12:09.674-07:00Immature Tricolor Herons<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1830YCIgXfjaBigteJemBP66YbXc0Mk1NtSpe0GuTzNT3m0Z6TTDc9UPKRJANAnyf9SkpDmtieScCc6011U6IEFs4yzodEqCpBBuXdJHwy9aIO-x6829ZJAKX9Ajwc7JsoYiFQizSO_v7/s1600-h/IMG_3720.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237023511434318418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1830YCIgXfjaBigteJemBP66YbXc0Mk1NtSpe0GuTzNT3m0Z6TTDc9UPKRJANAnyf9SkpDmtieScCc6011U6IEFs4yzodEqCpBBuXdJHwy9aIO-x6829ZJAKX9Ajwc7JsoYiFQizSO_v7/s400/IMG_3720.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4_0zxv8I2XR-HcRueBDjabDFSqSGiIwYbxSH9tfuVvFeaFy5htXCv8bIDNaieGv0utCujINUMX91e0bFzJmgsYdnIReBnlc81olgeVFwr9T-lSQMpYd_V0VAJV_KiixiJm3P4E85g5V0/s1600-h/IMG_3722.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237023512905189698" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_CemTIZiJjY0Zya_K29keq8zgDb9zHo1xJ2JiAUwB_NVpji6zKygeSJNmMwhRrZKdi869gsGHlqD5IJReyeTOcnJODurgYo82wClvoMgr-NJiOz2azgzaS4UzZm49eEltYBZMc6HGo8o/s400/IMG_3194.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLqyL6NOXzWvkxs1XTjpO9TapXvwRR9Em1bEVxsUHbOWoBrC4SypghQocLGllqa_AyJuW6eJ6CYLd8WGQ0Btajq3RiJL9X8qj03dd_EcIVOdNhM2BFELVxDbgE2rd4dUcuSI6rBUYXzkf/s1600-h/IMG_3199.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236655008730974866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLqyL6NOXzWvkxs1XTjpO9TapXvwRR9Em1bEVxsUHbOWoBrC4SypghQocLGllqa_AyJuW6eJ6CYLd8WGQ0Btajq3RiJL9X8qj03dd_EcIVOdNhM2BFELVxDbgE2rd4dUcuSI6rBUYXzkf/s400/IMG_3199.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680882041310635863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778706967629929206.post-3449158833690760162008-08-19T07:21:00.000-07:002008-08-21T12:15:14.503-07:00Roseate Spoonbill<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8iePpl1fUV3S2RUIr0-AtQ0bKdT_YoB-ReSxTVwbdKdt4JEULo_4sYcDmQ7U3QxwCmbnMKf-dUnZq47YWgwabfprr5UN8_G703XgioqM2rObI3XuL8XsXReO2g-1TVS4Z3bNCMiIZkIce/s1600-h/Restored+Snombill.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236235257026258290" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNgiPTyHGO5CNSgiYyFSdLpQJ0NykGC2h2MXZcH9o7JcwcqDWhhlCJMqrBHYCQc7kSDGUwlv76B3IDBBUwPObpTh0mygySrHhtrVWszenOIct6F2lhDG2qoD1TFAiRCTb8qJMhFG-1fwQ/s400/Stare+down.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680882041310635863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778706967629929206.post-26587846883791050302008-08-19T07:14:00.000-07:002008-08-21T12:14:33.349-07:00Black-bellied Whistling Ducks<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_LOruzA3xavlRmdoXe8dbAk6w68-hui_FfUGfZF09yPAfGW6ogJ0qBq89zD3RDXzuUc59yBLm5jIuKc9MsAmpokIrYSSOWyIM0VrZcbHIQ7uAKrs8Vp1RX2AstFxSDHmr0xHoXw_Ra01/s1600-h/Orange-billed+duck.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236233724627248258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_LOruzA3xavlRmdoXe8dbAk6w68-hui_FfUGfZF09yPAfGW6ogJ0qBq89zD3RDXzuUc59yBLm5jIuKc9MsAmpokIrYSSOWyIM0VrZcbHIQ7uAKrs8Vp1RX2AstFxSDHmr0xHoXw_Ra01/s400/Orange-billed+duck.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXZVinozk5FzlcEoLogh11unTJGP0LenA6Wqhna0twHkWUNZoXtj_o4Ob5-8endIt25k1R-jYbK_91EiAOWBwTDLIkL0imXJHBzY1VRVllcXrbt8wQXgim5IgwZ31pcrCKalR6vpz31Mc/s1600-h/Baby+duck.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236233732287730690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXZVinozk5FzlcEoLogh11unTJGP0LenA6Wqhna0twHkWUNZoXtj_o4Ob5-8endIt25k1R-jYbK_91EiAOWBwTDLIkL0imXJHBzY1VRVllcXrbt8wQXgim5IgwZ31pcrCKalR6vpz31Mc/s400/Baby+duck.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTOUb3MDBk1Yn4BFE_SHidkS1yCFlcXjoV_147789Ogy6k_lhkUudMRYhEcDemfkbLfVvwPllpYw3Bs9murI-Dvc8FYHW_tGT4XhBSMEfvq972cebPNS914QC58G8DkZ1ylcnzQsiOJzu/s1600-h/Mom+and+Baby.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236233743419367026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTOUb3MDBk1Yn4BFE_SHidkS1yCFlcXjoV_147789Ogy6k_lhkUudMRYhEcDemfkbLfVvwPllpYw3Bs9murI-Dvc8FYHW_tGT4XhBSMEfvq972cebPNS914QC58G8DkZ1ylcnzQsiOJzu/s400/Mom+and+Baby.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I couldn't believe my luck when I saw this mother and duckling at Green Cay wetlands. It was a few hours before Tropical Storm Fay blew into town - despite the rain, I was able to take some photos of the rather elusive Black-bellied Whistling Ducks! </div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680882041310635863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778706967629929206.post-88138937089811023432008-08-19T07:05:00.000-07:002008-08-19T07:08:04.187-07:00Barred Owl, Riverbend Park<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNIXng64WO8TSziBTET2ePrSfUIYzZEgdiEJ3JTv9QvYq-bVGkhgmrMDna-Yh6SDTEjUoniQ-PpI05uG53T9jKbMUWn1It4IpuNRtK5cCn23pBi2s1g7C1fbmPclv6L1yEzxrMyMvhnPWv/s1600-h/Cooking+ClassRiverbend+Canoe+085.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236230182623164194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNIXng64WO8TSziBTET2ePrSfUIYzZEgdiEJ3JTv9QvYq-bVGkhgmrMDna-Yh6SDTEjUoniQ-PpI05uG53T9jKbMUWn1It4IpuNRtK5cCn23pBi2s1g7C1fbmPclv6L1yEzxrMyMvhnPWv/s400/Cooking+ClassRiverbend+Canoe+085.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680882041310635863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778706967629929206.post-47671530848258573072008-08-19T07:03:00.000-07:002008-09-03T08:20:33.098-07:00Mourning dove, South Florida<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpe21D4J1zkSn0hjk5uqs7i14mkrPBQG6395MEoU1Q8ZkTRLeUgRoAYvp-TPaZIAvw-X1TUuTIlvuMiV144Q5m3RFQT5pVMUs_zHM7vEpaJdcevIXJ4wE746ed-H01A17MXpcSnNp1umYs/s1600-h/IMG_4356.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241814988764130594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpe21D4J1zkSn0hjk5uqs7i14mkrPBQG6395MEoU1Q8ZkTRLeUgRoAYvp-TPaZIAvw-X1TUuTIlvuMiV144Q5m3RFQT5pVMUs_zHM7vEpaJdcevIXJ4wE746ed-H01A17MXpcSnNp1umYs/s400/IMG_4356.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbudhXuUtVNxVnB__Q6KaGO7myo_6yQHiXBaU_tKZVkTLExdDpFrGAOTILNw_JGzuZcupVbUT8LjN1rpvH_crspQgScmjpfLWB1StJE5clxHsyeTtAhylI8nuVy0jEwODO3OCYd8iOVG1Q/s1600-h/IMG_3292.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236229617790997922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbudhXuUtVNxVnB__Q6KaGO7myo_6yQHiXBaU_tKZVkTLExdDpFrGAOTILNw_JGzuZcupVbUT8LjN1rpvH_crspQgScmjpfLWB1StJE5clxHsyeTtAhylI8nuVy0jEwODO3OCYd8iOVG1Q/s400/IMG_3292.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680882041310635863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778706967629929206.post-82166609592181864012008-08-19T06:50:00.000-07:002008-08-19T07:00:44.937-07:00Common Gallinule mother and baby<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4A9iuMlZBkW383Kgd1XZZ4VZa4CazxXzQl_SQ5BxydMc-LUKVX1xSVt9od2z_dMp_ZWYeuu-67HESmYZBSVyX4D3oWx4Csk4u4jMTvonMeunLE1QF9XnfCv7OH0beg-tt5sbLyn5Id6B/s1600-h/IMG_3219.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236226425208410594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4A9iuMlZBkW383Kgd1XZZ4VZa4CazxXzQl_SQ5BxydMc-LUKVX1xSVt9od2z_dMp_ZWYeuu-67HESmYZBSVyX4D3oWx4Csk4u4jMTvonMeunLE1QF9XnfCv7OH0beg-tt5sbLyn5Id6B/s400/IMG_3219.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680882041310635863noreply@blogger.com0