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Category: Birds
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A very special thank you to all the poets who submitted their works this week. Thank You! You rock!
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It was late in life when I saw my first cedar waxwings and they completely surprised me! Ever since then I feel blessed when they zoom through town. It's funny how we perceive nature as blessing us. Lately it has been happening more and more, and not just with the "special birds," but…
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Sunset sentry, overlooking the St. John's River. All's well with the world. Great Egret, Welaka, Florida
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"Definitely looks like his father!" Photo by Paula Post. Shot at the Alligator Farm in St. Augustine.
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Nestlings are so very vulnerable. This little one endured severe thunderstorms, only to be stalked by a crowd of noisy crows and survived that too. Nature provides lots of drama for her creatures. Perhaps we all have a nestling within us…our inner hatchling. It's the part of us that has come through…
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What can you do with a perfect day? Go for a walk, breathe, smile, get out the hammock, listen to the birds. Whatever you do on a perfect day, it works. Even if you keep dropping things or tripping, it still works. And then comes the perfect night! Robin in…
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What do you do when you're feeling off balance? Do you wriggle one way and then another? Do you blame some one or some thing? Was it perhaps something that you ate or drank – last night? Or something that someone said that threw you off? Do you ever wonder if there is…
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"I love you!" "I love you more!" "No, I love you more!" "I'm taller than you!" "No, you're not, you're just standing higher…well, maybe you are taller. I can't take my eyes off you, why is that?" "I don't know, maybe because I love you." "Or because I love you too…more." "You are…
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How do they tell each other apart? Three Snowy Egrets, fishing from the seawall near the Castillo in St. Augustine, Florida
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Is it hot out here, or is it just me? (For those of you who worry about the health and well being of critters, this Great Blue Heron was just fine!) Photograph taken at Blue Springs State Park, Florida
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