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Story Behind the Photo: American Oystercatchers
American Oystercatchers are one of the most distinctive shorebirds found in the United States. Usually found in pairs, American Oystercatchers are monogamous and pairs may last thier entire life. True...
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Story Behind the Photo: Brown Pelicans
A common bird in Florida, the Brown Pelican can be seen just about anywhere along the coast. Known for awkwardly diving into the ocean headfirst for fish, the Brown Pelican is the only of it’s kind to...
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Story Behind the Photo: Great Blue Heron
At approximately four feet tall, the Great Blue Heron is the largest North American Heron with a wing span of up to six feet. One of the most common herons, the Great Blue Heron is often seen in...
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Story Behind the Photo: Sanderlings
Easily recognizable as they run out with each retreating wave to feed, Sanderlings often are seen in large groups and are the most common shorebird in Florida. Sanderlings are usually seen in their...
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Story Behind the Photo: Osprey
Each time my family goes out on our boat for an afternoon on the Gulf, we use Hurricane Pass between Honeymoon Island State Park and Caladesi Island State Park, in Dunedin, FL. As it’s name suggests,...
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Story Behind the Photo: Little Blue Heron
After a recent fishing trip, my husband was filleting his catch at the marina before heading home for the day. This always draws quite a crowd…not people admiring the catch for the day, but shorebirds...
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Story Behind the Photo: Blue and Yellow Macaw
The Blue and Yellow Macaw is found in the wild in Panama and South America through northern Argentina. While they are common in the less dense areas of rain forest, they can also be found near swamps...
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Story Behind the Photo: Blue and Yellow Macaw
Although I recently featured a photo of a Blue and Yellow Macaw, I couldn’t resist sharing a photo of this one. While I don’t know that birds can really smile, in this moment it almost looks like he’s...
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Story Behind the Photo: Osprey
Ospreys are by far one of my favorite birds. Since they live near open water, I am sure to always look for them as I drive near the coast and especially over the many bridges and causeways in the...
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Story Behind the Photo: Western Scrub Jay
My previous posts this week were from a trip last spring to California, so it seemed fitting to end the week with another of my favorites from that trip. This is a Western Scrub Jay at Julia Pfeiffer...
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Story Behind the Photo: American Oystercatcher
One of the most striking shorebirds, American Oystercatchers are rarely confused with other birds. Their bright red beak is designed specifically for chiseling open oysters and other mollusks....
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Story Behind the Photo: Laughing Gull
Laughing Gulls are very common throughout Florida, and do have quite a distinctive “laugh” in their call. The Tampa Bay area is home to some of the largest nesting colonies of laughing gulls in the...
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Ten Favorite Photos of 2010
As 2010 comes to a close, I took a look back at some of my favorite photos from this year. The highlight of the year by far was the trip my husband and I took in the spring to California. In a week we...
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Story Behind the Photo: Ring Billed Gull
Although Ring Billed Gulls are technically “sea gulls” many are found throughout the inland areas of North America. They are found everywhere from parking lots and garbage dumps to freshwater lakes...
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Story Behind the Photo: Bald Eagle
As mentioned in a previous post this week, the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park gives visitors the opportunity to see native Florida wildlife up close. It’s a great opportunity to...
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News: Best Photos of JMG-Galleries Blog Readers
Each year photographer Jim M. Goldstein invites the readers of his photography blog to submit their best photos from the previous year. An amazing photographer himself, Jim does a lot for the...
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Story Behind the Photo: American Flamingo
The most colorful of the six species of Flamingos, the American Flamingo is native to the Caribbean and some areas of Central and South America. The secret to their intense pink feathers is in their...
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Story Behind the Photo: Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawks are pretty common in Florida. Often seen perched high above in search of prey, they are considered medium sized hawks and are relatively easy to spot if you are looking for them....
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Story Behind the Photo: Barred Owl
Barred Owls can be found throughout the eastern half of the United States, and in recent years have been seen in increasing populations in the western part of the country. A highly vocal owl, you’ll...
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Story Behind the Photo: Sun Parakeets
Sun Parakeets are considered a medium parrot and are known for their bright golden-orange color. They are highly social and usually live in flocks of 30 or more. Due to declining populations, Sun...
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Story Behind the Photo: Wood Duck
While Wood Ducks are found throughout a great majority of the southeastern US, I had never seen one in the wild until moving to Florida. Used to seeing Mallards my entire life, I have always...
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Story Behind the Photo: Red-bellied Woodpecker
This female Red-bellied Woodpecker posed for a few moments before ducking her head inside what I think is her nest to check on things at home. Named for the red patch on their bellies that is often...
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Story Behind the Photo: Bald Eagles
Bald Eagles are creatures of habit, using the same nest year after year. This pair of Bald Eagles has been nesting at Honeymoon Island State Park for the last several years and in late December became...
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Story Behind the Photo: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Around the first of the year I decided to make a concerted effort to pay more attention to “back yard birds” in my area. I used to only think of birds of prey, shorebirds and other waders when I...
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Story Behind the Photo: Red-bellied Woodpecker
Over the weekend my family attempted to tidy the yard up to get ready for spring. Each year in February and March while the rest of the country is seeing new leaves bud on the trees that have been...
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Story Behind the Photo: Piping Plover
As I mentioned in my last post, I planned to visit the beach over the weekend. Our plans changed some and I ended up visiting Caladesi Island with my family instead. Because Caladesi is only reached...
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Story Behind the Photo: Sanderling
As I mentioned earlier this week, I had a very successful trip photographing shorebirds at Caladesi Island last weekend. While it looked beautiful out with lots of sun and hardly any clouds, what you...
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Story Behind the Photo: Ruddy Turnstone
I had the opportunity to see plenty of Ruddy Turnstones on my birding trip to Caladesi Island last weekend. While the two in this photo were easy to spot, there were others that were nearly impossible...
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Story Behind the Photo: Ospreys
I’ve been visiting Honeymoon Island State Park in Dunedin, FL, for years. It’s my favorite spot for sunsets in the Tampa Bay Area, and that’s where my family goes when we are ready for a beach day. On...
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Story Behind the Photo: American Coot
Although American Coots have a pretty large range throughout North America, I wasn’t familiar with them before moving to Florida. They are a very common wetland bird, and are seen in abundance in the...
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Story Behind the Photo: Limpkin
In the last year I have been introduced to many new bird species, the Limpkin being one of them. At the far northern end of it’s range in Florida, Limpkins are more commonly found throughout South...
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Story Behind the Photo: American Oystercatchers
American Oystercatchers are one of my favorite birds. They are so very exotic looking with their long red beaks, it’s hard not to notice them on the beach. I knew of one pair of American...
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Story Behind the Photo: Brown Pelican
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the BP Deepwater-Horizon explosion that caused the largest accidental oil spill in history. There will likely be many retrospectives in the news today recapping...
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Story Behind the Photo: American Oystercatcher
Last week, I shared a photo of a pair of American Oystercatchers taking a stroll down the beach. The stark contrast between the pale green water of the Gulf and the bold colors of these shorebirds was...
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Story Behind the Photo: American Flamingos
These two American Flamingos looked to me as if they were trying to find some peace and quiet amongst all of the hustle and bustle around them at Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. Living amongst...
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Story Behind the Photo: Willet
Willets are one of the taller shorebirds you may see feeding at the edge of the surf. Here in Florida they are prevalent in the winter and are often seen alongside Sanderlings and various Plovers....
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Story Behind the Photo: Osprey
As I’ve mentioned in the past, Ospreys are one of my favorite birds. Now that I think about it, my fascination started when my family would spend as much as we possibly could on the Outer Banks of...
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Story Behind the Photo: Red-shouldered Hawk
Hawks are amazing birds. Perched high in the tree tops always watching for for thier next meal, I usually am delighted to see a hawk. Lately there has been a pair of Red-shouldered hawks in my...
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Story Behind the Photo: Reddish Egret
Reddish Egrets are considered medium to large herons at just under three feet tall. Common along the Gulf Coast, I had never seen a Reddish Egret until moving to Florida a few years ago. With...
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Story Behind the Photo: Red-bellied Woodpecker
While it may seem ridiculous to most people that I would feed squirrels on purpose, it does keep them off of my bird feeders and they are quite the entertaining bunch to watch. We also have Blue Jays...
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Story Behind the Photo: Stellar Jay
One of the things I’m looking forward to in Arizona and Utah this weekend is the opportunity to see all kinds of different flora and fauna.For me, air travel has made it easy to lose perspective about...
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Story Behind the Photo: Bald Eagle
Happy Independence Day! On this great day of national pride, it seemed like the perfect time to share an image of a Bald Eagle. Now synonymous with the United States, the Bald Eagle became the...
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Story Behind the Photo: Great Blue Heron
After a slow start, it’s rainy season in Florida. Usually we can expect storms every afternoon thanks to the sea breeze collision from the Gulf and Atlantic coasts and the storms last for about a half...
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Story Behind the Photo: Little Blue Heron
After a recent fishing trip, my husband was filleting his catch at the marina before heading home for the day. This always draws quite a crowd…not people admiring the catch for the day, but shorebirds...
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Story Behind the Photo: Osprey
As I’ve mentioned in the past, Ospreys are one of my favorite birds. Now that I think about it, my fascination started when my family would spend as much as we possibly could on the Outer Banks of...
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