Tag Archives: Florida

On The Road

~Photos from Jonathan Dickinson State Park~

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A few photos taken at Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Hobe Sound, Florida

Pine Warbler
Pine Warbler searching for bugs in a scarred tree
A Palm Shaddow stalks our site.
A Palm Shaddow stalks our site
Loxahatchee River
Loxahatchee River
Swim, Canoe, Kayak, Fish, Boat, in the Loxahatchee River
Swim, Canoe, Kayak, Fish, Boat, in the Loxahatchee River
"What do you see when you look at this cloud formation?"
“What do you see when you look at this cloud formation?”
Morning Discussion
Morning Discussion
A Snack
An Osprey enjoying a snack

Until Next Time, Enjoy Each Day…

The Ending of Another Day
The Ending of Another Day

 

Sharing with Michelle at Nature Notes

http://ramblingwoods.com/2015/02/02/nature-notes-298true-friends-are-like-bright-sunflowers-that-never-fade-away-even-over-distance-and-time-marie-williams-johnstone/

 

 

 

 

On The Road, Photos-Birds, Poetry

~Ring-billed Gull and Friends~

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a stroll 

on the beach

never disappoints

intensifies the senses

hearing, smell

touch and sight

a delight

Ring-billed Gull and a Ruddy Turnstone
Ring-billed Gull and a Ruddy Turnstone (winter)
"No Chance"
“No Chance”
"I'am outta here"
“I’am outta here”
Mine, mine no mine!
Mine, mine no mine!
Ring-billed Gull, first winter
Ring-billed Gull, first winter

 Until next time…

"Come soar with me!"
“Come soar with me!”

Sharing with Stewart at Wednesday’s Wild Bird

http://paying-ready-attention-gallery.blogspot.com/2015/01/wild-bird-wednesday-133-sooty.html

and

Michelle at Nature Notes

http://ramblingwoods.com/2015/01/26/nature-notes-297we-as-humans-have-created-pretty-much-the-perfect-habitat-for-deer-said-cornell-universitys-jay-boulanger/

 

On The Road, Photos-Birds, Poetry

~Great Black-backed Gull~

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prints in the sand

gives a hint of what I am

two legged or four

may reveal shape, size, weight

who I am, remains a secret

Gull prints in the sand
Prints in the sand 
Fishing, a common bond
Fishing, a common bond
Great Black-backed gull
Great Black-backed gull

There is no mistaking the identity of this gull, it is the largest in the world. It stands about 16 to 32 inches and weights about 64oz. Leg color, pale pink; eye color, pale yellow; bill color, yellow with red on lower mandible; back and wings, black.

The gull, in my photos above, is at least four years old, because it takes that long for it to transition to the dark, black back.

The Great Black-backed Gull is one of many bird species whose feathers were used for fashionable clothing in the 1800s. After the demise of the feather trade in the early 1900s, Great Black-backed Gull populations increased and spread farther south. Garbage dumps and other sources of human refuse have contributed to their range expansion.

 

Sharing with Eileen at Paying-Redy-Attention; Saturday’s Critters http://viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com/2015/01/saturdays-critters-58.html

 

Until next time…

Follow my Prints
Follow my Prints