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Pelicans flying home in a dusty sunset sky… Vilano Beach, St. Augustine. Related articles Dreaming By The Fire
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The conga line, so fun to watch, as the pelicans surf through wave after wave after wave, on their way to where? The next wave, the next fish, a good night's sleep? Who really knows? But these playful birds are definitely onto something! St. Augustine Beach.
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Sand and salty wind, and the sideways glance of the lowering sun, illuminating the sea foam – it's all the soul needs. Vilano Beach, St. Augustine, Florida.
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It's funny, when you don't know the name of something, you pay close attention to it, to try to "identify" it, scrutinizing the little details that might help you. Once named, it's onto the next thing. This mystery bird turned out to be an American Oystercatcher – at least, that's my…
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I'm just a duck, quit looking at me like I should be saying something clever. I'm just a duck. QUACK. One of many ducks around and in the pond at the South East Branch of the Library, one of five sites for Early Voting in St. Augustine.
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Once in a while, exactly what we want, need, falls right into our – beaks. Sea gull, Cedar Key about to catch a bit of bread thrown by the upstairs neighbors.
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All across south Florida large flocks of ibis, like their cousins around the world, come home at sunset to nest in the same trees. During the night they stay low on the branches, hidden from hawks and other predators. But as dawn approaches they move ever higher in the…
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When the sun rises over the Everglades it seems to explode out of the blackness of night. As it lifts above the soft sawgrass horizon birds burst out of rest and into the sky. Every winged creature seems to have someplace to go and they head off toward it. In the…
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"Oh, we are coming down faster than I thought!" "At least it looks like it'll be a soft landing…" "Hold onto your hats, kids!" Those funny fall migrating birds coming in for a landing, St. Augustine.
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The world seems to be trying to turn me into a morning person. All I can say is, "Not yet, not yet, not yet." Sunrise, and birds on the wire, (didn't make it to the inlet in time!) St. Augustine.
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