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

Illustration of a bird flying.
  • SQUARES – What Goes Up, Must Come Down

    SQUARES – What Goes Up, Must Come Down

    On May 14, 2010, Space Shuttle Atlantis made is final flight.

    January 7, 2021
  • SQUARES – Up and Over

    SQUARES – Up and Over

    we decided to head over to the Canaveral National Seashore for a last look for birds.

    January 6, 2021
  • SQUARES – Skydivers

    SQUARES – Skydivers

    I walked out of the store and looked UP and saw these tandem skydivers floating down with a pink & purple parachute just above us. What a perfect opportunity for a photo for January UP squares.

    January 5, 2021
  • SQUARES – Always Looking Up

    SQUARES – Always Looking Up

    Getting married by an Elvis impersonator was perfect for us!

    January 4, 2021
  • SQUARES – Looking Down, not Up

    SQUARES – Looking Down, not Up

    We had to climb UP the tower at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Folkston, Georgia to be able to look down at the swampy area in which the 3/4 mile Chesser Island boardwalk takes us.

    January 3, 2021
  • Song Lyric Sunday – “Polk Salad Annie”

    Song Lyric Sunday – “Polk Salad Annie”

    “Polk Salad Annie was written & performed by Tony Joe White aka Swamp Fox in 1968. White grew up listening to country music and Cajun music of Louisiana.

    January 3, 2021
  • SQUARES – Angel From Up Above

    SQUARES – Angel From Up Above

    Our angel that floats from up above in our living room. She has looked upon our family during the Christmas season every holiday for over 30 years. Thought she was the perfect square for day 2.

    January 2, 2021
  • Last Photo – Dec. 2020

    Last Photo – Dec. 2020

    The last photo from my Sony A6300 on 12-31-2020 while birding at Huguenot Park in Jacksonville, Florida was the Semipalmated Plover.

    January 2, 2021
  • SQUARES – Up in a Tree

    SQUARES – Up in a Tree

    These Roseate Spoonbills were preparing to roost in the trees that line the Hillsborough River at Lettuce Lake Park in Tampa, Florida.

    January 1, 2021
  • Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Birds with Long Wingspans

    Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Birds with Long Wingspans

    Happy 2021 everyone! Our first Bird Weekly Photo Challenge for the new year! We had some great birding in 2020 despite the challenges the world is facing with the pandemic, economy and job loss.

    January 1, 2021
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