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

Illustration of a bird flying.
  • SQUARES – The WAding Kind

    SQUARES – The WAding Kind

    This character was pretty much into what was in the water than me being there photographing.

    October 27, 2020
  • SQUARES – Kind of Bloomed Out

    SQUARES – Kind of Bloomed Out

    The different colors almost look like autumn. This is the best example of fall colors I can get in Florida.

    October 26, 2020
  • SQUARES – Two of a Kind

    SQUARES – Two of a Kind

    By the time we had spent over an hour at the tower watching for birds and just enjoying the peace, they had opened up for a great photo op on the way back towards the parking area. This was spring in full bloom in April of this year.

    October 25, 2020
  • Song Lyric Sunday – “Spirit in the Sky” by Norman Greenbaum

    Song Lyric Sunday – “Spirit in the Sky” by Norman Greenbaum

    Ghosts are also known as spirits and this week I have chosen Norman Greenbaum’s “Spirit in the Sky”. The song was written and originally recorded by Norman Greenbaum. Greenbaum has always been known as a “one hit wonder” as this was his only number one hit.

    October 25, 2020
  • Sunday Stills – Happy Place – 10.18.20

    Sunday Stills – Happy Place – 10.18.20

    My happy place is being outside in nature with my hubby, Frank! I’m also happy when I’m with my kids and grandkids but haven’t seen 2 of my 3 kids and none of my grandkids since January of this year due to the pandemic. I get to Facetime with them, but that is it. So…

    October 24, 2020
  • SQUARES – The Trashy Kind

    SQUARES – The Trashy Kind

    Reddie Point is part of the Timucuan Parks Foundation. This debris is yet another example of how much trash we have in our waterways

    October 24, 2020
  • SQUARES – Twinsie Kind

    SQUARES – Twinsie Kind

    These two Mourning Dove chicks were in a hidden nest in a tree branch that my hubby cut down in the summer of 2019. He had checked for nests but missed it.

    October 23, 2020
  • Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – In Your Yard or Garden

    Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – In Your Yard or Garden

    All of us are going to have a different variety for this week so I can’t wait to see what everyone else is seeing from their window, front porch, back patio area or wherever you enjoy the likes of our feathered friends near and around your home.

    October 23, 2020
  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #19

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #19

    There are over 200 species of owls in the world and most are solitary and nocturnal. They have built-in night vision to see and capture their prey such as small mammals, rodents, insects and other birds. They are divided into two families. The true owl family (Strigidae) and the barn-owl family (Tytonidae). A group of…

    October 23, 2020
  • A kind of parliament

    I shared my Owl cookies on my Bird Weekly blog last Friday and then these adorable morsels were shared with me. How cute are these Owl cookies/biscuits as they are known by the Brits. 🙂

    October 22, 2020
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