Category: photography

  • SQUARES – Bright Beak

    SQUARES – Bright Beak

    The American Oystercatcher is a strange looking bird to me but is one of the most recognized. With its bright orange beak and red and yellow eyes, they stand out on our beaches as they scour the sand for shellfish (clams, oysters and other saltwater molluscs) which is their exclusive diet.

  • A-Z Challenge – L is for Limpkin

    A-Z Challenge – L is for Limpkin

    Limpkins are brown and white birds with a very loud piercing call. They are a tropical wetland bird that resembles herons and egrets, however they are more closely related to rails and cranes.

  • SQUARES – Bright Spot

    SQUARES – Bright Spot

    bright spot in the sky during sunset over the St. John’s River in Jacksonville, Florida.

  • A-Z Challenge – K is for Kingfisher

    A-Z Challenge – K is for Kingfisher

    The Belted Kingfisher is a large stocky fish-eating bird with a high pitched call. They are blue-gray and white, however the female has a chestnut colored band around the belly and along the flanks that are not evident in the male.

  • SQUARES – Brightness Reminder

    SQUARES – Brightness Reminder

    This sunflower is special because it was the only one to come up just a few months after its owner passed away.

  • A-Z Challenge – J is for Jay

    A-Z Challenge – J is for Jay

    The Florida Scrub-Jay can only be found in…you guessed it….Florida. They have a flat untufted head similar to the California Scrub-Jay.

  • SQUARES – Brighten The Mood

    SQUARES – Brighten The Mood

    Tulips blooming at the Bellagio Hotel on the strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. As if our moods were not brightened already on our honeymoon four years ago, seeing these beauties certainly added to an already stunning adventurous day.

  • SQUARES – Bright Beauty At the BELLAGIO HOtel in Vegas

    SQUARES – Bright Beauty At the BELLAGIO HOtel in Vegas

    The flower gardens in the Bellagio Hotel on the strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, is a must see even if you are not staying in the hotel. All the item on the left and right of the bridge and the statue straight ahead were made of flowers. The display changes every few months. It is…

  • A-Z Challenge – I is for Ibis

    A-Z Challenge – I is for Ibis

    The Glossy Ibis looks black however if you have a good pair of binoculars, you will be able to see deep maroon, emerald, bronze and violet feathers.

  • SQUARES – Bright Sunshiny Day

    SQUARES – Bright Sunshiny Day

    It had been a bright sunshiny day on April 2nd when we went to St. Marks Wildlife Refuge for a full day of birding. As we were doing the last bit of birding, the sun that had shined bright all day was peaking through the palm trees and passed the salt marsh.