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Our Eyes Open: a blog about my adventures in birding, travel & writing.

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  • Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Hawks

    Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Hawks

    Accipitridae, meaning small to large birds with strongly hooked bills, includes hawks, eagles, vultures, harriers and kites.

    February 19, 2021
  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #35

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #35

    Week #35 of Bird Weekly celebrated some of our favorite birds and the birds we love in honor of Valentine’s Day…if you celebrate it.

    February 19, 2021
  • Song Lyric Sunday – Country Thinking

    Song Lyric Sunday – Country Thinking

    Country music is close to my heart and this week I give you a good old fashioned drinking song released in 1980 and a fun fantasy song released in 1999. The first is about love that doesn’t exist anymore and the second is about a guy who uses the sex appeal of his tractor to…

    February 14, 2021
  • Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Birds You Love

    Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Birds You Love

    Even if you don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day, I know you love birds and while out birding, it’s like Valentine’s Day everyday…especially when you see a new or rare bird.

    February 12, 2021
  • Innocent Bystanders

    Mayhem at the Happy Valley Motor Inn and Resort is a new book written by my friend Leslie. It was a real page turner with great character development. You will feel the sadness and happiness through their own self discovery. I highly recommend this book and please visit her blog.

    February 10, 2021
  • Song Lyric Sunday – “In Color”

    Song Lyric Sunday – “In Color”

    The song I chose this week is “In Color” by Jamey Johnson. This song is a tribute to the generation of people that were my grandparents.

    February 7, 2021
  • Sunday Stills – Favorite Landscape – 01.31.21

    Sunday Stills – Favorite Landscape – 01.31.21

    Colter Bay in Grand Teton National Park

    February 6, 2021
  • Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Birds Beginning with the Letter “D”

    Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Birds Beginning with the Letter “D”

    Week #34 challenge is Birds beginning with the Letter “D” in the title. This prove to be a difficult one for me because there are not that many “D” birds that I have images of other than the normal doves and ducks.

    February 5, 2021
  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #33

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #33

    Never assume anything when you see birds on a wire. If you have your binoculars in hand, check them out. They are not always the common blackbird, starling or dove.

    February 5, 2021
  • Water Water Everywhere #62 – Sanderling

    Water Water Everywhere #62 – Sanderling

    A stroll on the beach at Little Talbot Island State Park in Jacksonville, Florida

    February 1, 2021
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