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Snail Kite Male Flies Off With Fresh Snail

Florida Snail Kites

As promised from my last post, here is the story about our recent trips to the Fort Myers area to look for snail kites. I’ve written about snail kites in the past because they are such fascinating birds with an equally fascinating story. The Everglades snail kite subspecies is unique to central and south Florida. They are beautiful birds, a

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Reddish Egret Flipping Small Fish

Reddish Egret at Fort De Soto

For the past 9 days, our daughter and granddaughter have been visiting us from Japan. Of course, anyone who comes here wants to go to the beach so last week we took a trip to Fort

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Josef Newgarden On Main Straight St Pete

IndyCar Returns to Florida

Most of the major auto racing organizations begin their seasons here in Florida. A few weeks ago, the IMSA sports car series kicked off their year with the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway. NASCAR followed

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Male Green Winged Teal Swimming Along Edge Of Weeds In Sun

Little Winter Wonders

One of my favorite birds is the green-winged teal. They are beautiful small ducks that migrate here every winter. While green-winged teal are a common species, they can be difficult to find because they prefer smaller

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01 Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac In Turn 1 At Roar Before The 24

Roar Before the 24

Every year the IMSA WeatherTech sportscar racing series kicks off the year with the famed Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway. On the weekend before the race, all the teams participate in several practice sessions. This

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Indigo Bunting Eating Seagrape Leaves

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

As the end of 2023 approaches, it’s time to reflect on the past year. Although I didn’t get out as much as in years past, some of the photo opportunities were amazing. In February we located

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Tampa Riverwalk At Night

Tampa Riverwalk

Last night I had the opportunity to participate in the annual KelbyOne Worldwide Photo Walk. It’s an event created by Kelby Photography and features local photo tours and instruction in communities across the globe. My group

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Historic Bok Tower

Bok Tower Gardens

This past week we took a trip over to Lake Wales to visit Bok Tower Gardens. It’s one of our favorite spots to go for hummingbirds. Bok Tower Gardens is a beautiful place built atop one

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American Flamingo Resting Along Edge Of Shallow Lagoon

Hurricane Idalia Flamingos

Every now and then there is a silver lining to a major hurricane. Despite all the damage that occurred with hurricane Idalia last week, there were some positive things that happened that astonished communities all along

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Great Horned Owl Looking Back From Pine Branch

Highlands County

There is a great park located near Sebring, FL called Highlands Hammock State Park. The topography of the park is like a lot of areas across Florida with a very diversified landscape. At the far back

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