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Central Florida Nature Outings: April 2013
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Central Florida Nature Outings. Monday, April 22, 2013. 28 Apr 2013, Lake Apopka Bike Trail. Stray, orphan, curious? This cute Bobcat kitten . Was crying nonstop and when we moved further along on the trail closer to the sound, walks right up to us. No parent was around. So what is the call? Did the parent get eaten by an alligator or killed somehow? Why would the kitten come to our feet unless it was starving and no parent around? 26 Apr 2013, Lake Apopka Bike Trail. 25 Apr 2013, Lake Apopka Bike Trail.
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Central Florida Nature Outings: November 2013
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Central Florida Nature Outings. Thursday, November 28, 2013. 28 Nov 2013, Lust Road near Lake Apopka. My telephoto lens could not get all the Grasshopper Sparrows in one image but in addition to these three, there were six others (two directly above these three) nearby along with five Vesper Sparrows. Close-up of Grasshopper Sparrow. Eastern X Krider's Red-tailed Hawk. Just recently, a Red-tailed Hawk with Krider's features has appeared both at Lake Apopka (Bob Sander's group; not sure if it is this same...
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Central Florida Nature Outings: October 2013
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Central Florida Nature Outings. Wednesday, October 23, 2013. At 1100pm, this Jacksonville radar is an example of what the Melbourne radar also is showing- the yellows and orange/reddish are birds in the air. The wind speed is 5mph in Jax from the WNW so the colors are showing objects moving with a southerly component at 15-30 mph. That ain't dust and smoke, folks (that moves at the same speed as the wind)- that means powered flight. OBJECTS IN AIR. NATIONAL REFLECTIVITY at 1100pm 23 Oct 2013. At 300pm ...
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Central Florida Nature Outings: January 2014
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Central Florida Nature Outings. Thursday, January 23, 2014. What do you think of when you see this image? Me too. It's a dead ringer for Snoopy. Here, Snoopy is sticking his nose up in the air. Lucy taught him this display of acting "eletist". Still trying to figure this out? With a head this cute, who needs a body? It was the male Bufflehead doing all those contortions. Here, male and female together in Titusville, FL near Merritt Island NWR. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). National and Regional Sites.
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Central Florida Nature Outings: Week 40
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Central Florida Nature Outings. Sunday, October 13, 2013. 5 October, 2013 Lake Apopka. Off in the distance, I give myself the "what the heck" . what is it? Then, for a second, I thought I was looking at a cobra. It turned out to be a Florida Cottonmouth. From a distance, its wide head, and because it had its head raised into the air, gave the impression of a cobra. I have gotten close to rattlesnakes to take images. This is a species you don't mess with. 2 October, 2013 Wekiwa Springs State Park. With na...
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Central Florida Nature Outings: Week 39
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Central Florida Nature Outings. Wednesday, September 25, 2013. 25 Sep 2013, Wekiwa Springs State Park. Birds are supposed to fly! Tell that to this Short-tailed Hawk that hung motionless in the air. This hawk went into a "kiting" position with wings in a soaring profile, tail slightly down and head down looking for its prey. It stayed in this position for 60-75 seconds, then stooped . diving on its prey at a very fast speed straight down. October 2, 2013 at 8:04 AM. What a stunning looking hawk Robert!
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Central Florida Nature Outings: July 2013
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Central Florida Nature Outings. Sunday, July 28, 2013. 27 July 2013, Jones Ave Stormwater Park, Lake Apopka North Shore Restoration Area. I struck out looking for the Fork-tailed Flycatcher but my consolation prize . My second grasshopper of the week I can't ID. Note to Bob . really try to get a dorsal view image along with the lateral view; it might make ID a lot easier, don't you think? 26 July 2013, Lake Apopka Bike Trail. CLICK ANY IMAGE TO ENLARGE, "X" to go back in upper right.. Besides the scary ...
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The saddest season - Volusia Naturalist
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A celebration of natural history. April 27, 2014. Thursday last week, I saw my first bobolinks of the season, in the marshes of the Tomoka River near Tomoka State Park. Several flocks of 30-40 birds were winging across the marsh, with occasional dink notes. It was the calls that first made me aware of them. I saw more bobolinks on Saturday a flock of perhaps 100 birds or so flying over the marshes and impoundments of Emeralda Marsh Conservation Area. Bobolink males at Lake Woodruff NWR. Every spring afte...
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Central Florida Nature Outings: Week 43
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Central Florida Nature Outings. Wednesday, October 23, 2013. At 1100pm, this Jacksonville radar is an example of what the Melbourne radar also is showing- the yellows and orange/reddish are birds in the air. The wind speed is 5mph in Jax from the WNW so the colors are showing objects moving with a southerly component at 15-30 mph. That ain't dust and smoke, folks (that moves at the same speed as the wind)- that means powered flight. OBJECTS IN AIR. NATIONAL REFLECTIVITY at 1100pm 23 Oct 2013. At 300pm ...
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Central Florida Nature Outings: June 2013
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Central Florida Nature Outings. Friday, June 28, 2013. 28 Jun 2013, Lake Apopka bike trail. As soon as the bike trail from Magnolia Park turns into the Lake Apopka North Shore Restoration Area, there is a rookery where I saw Anhinga chicks in nest and young Little Blue Herons. Once again, I saw Northern Bobwhite on the bike trail. This area next to the lake has canals, marshes and other wet areas and is not your typical Bobwhite habitat but they seem to be here regularly. After a slow start to the year i...
