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EPIC Big Year 2013: North Carolina Vacation
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EPIC Big Year 2013. Join me Rangel Diaz , Naturalist for Miami-Dade Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces as I try to find 300 species of bird in the county! Monday, June 3, 2013. I was able to get lifers like Ruffed Grouse, Golden-crowned Kinglet,Winter Wren and Red-breasted Nuthatch. Even though I have to admit I was terrified - you know with that fear of heights and all BUT it was still a great experience and I wouldn't trade the nerve wrecking drive up the Blue Ridge Parkway for anything. Everything from...
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EPIC Big Year 2013: So Close, Yet So Far...
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EPIC Big Year 2013. Join me Rangel Diaz , Naturalist for Miami-Dade Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces as I try to find 300 species of bird in the county! Thursday, December 26, 2013. So Close, Yet So Far. It sure has been a long time. the blog fizzled out but the year did not! Luckily some unexpected rarities showed up that gave me a boost of confidence to keep my head up and continue stomping through Miami-Dade in a relentless search for year birds. One of these things is not like the others. One of the...
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EPIC Big Year 2013: Gone Birdin'
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EPIC Big Year 2013. Join me Rangel Diaz , Naturalist for Miami-Dade Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces as I try to find 300 species of bird in the county! Tuesday, May 28, 2013. This is only the second time I've ever seen this and both times were with Toe this year. He just seems to put animals in the mood. As the day went on I finally got my first year bird of the trip - Audubon's Shearwater! Sooty Tern up high and Audubon's Shearwaters down low. The only one that stopped and the photo is still lousy!
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EPIC Big Year 2013: 250 down... 50 to go!!
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EPIC Big Year 2013. Join me Rangel Diaz , Naturalist for Miami-Dade Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces as I try to find 300 species of bird in the county! Thursday, May 23, 2013. 250 down. 50 to go! Boy oh boy it's been a while since I've posted! One of my top favorite Florida terns. Six species in eight days was a great confidence boost but things would slow down for a week. We were in a Spring migration rut and I figured this was the best time to go out of town. how foolish of me! Best cuckoo angle ever!
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EPIC Big Year 2013: Summer Birding
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EPIC Big Year 2013. Join me Rangel Diaz , Naturalist for Miami-Dade Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces as I try to find 300 species of bird in the county! Saturday, July 6, 2013. I love summertime. Everything about it is great; the extreme humidity, high temperatures and South Florida specialties. I just can't get enough! My favorite of the South Florida specialties. Even though topping that number would be difficult we were still trying for a repeat of last years success. Of course I also knocked out Roc...
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EPIC Big Year 2013: Spring Forward
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EPIC Big Year 2013. Join me Rangel Diaz , Naturalist for Miami-Dade Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces as I try to find 300 species of bird in the county! Thursday, April 4, 2013. They were so far out scopes would not even help with viewing these awesome birds. After a 45 minute ride we arrived at the island and I hopped out and began scouring the area right away. There is a historical tour that goes into a lighthouse but ain't nobody got time for that! We ended the day at Crandon Park where we flushed a ...
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EPIC Big Year 2013: Happy Independence Day!
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EPIC Big Year 2013. Join me Rangel Diaz , Naturalist for Miami-Dade Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces as I try to find 300 species of bird in the county! Friday, July 12, 2013. My first photogenic Fox Squirrel! This fledgling was a pleasant surprise. The first bird checked the area and made sure the coast was clear before coming out and perching on the power line. Then it was followed by a second and a third! Thanks to Leica Store Miami I still had the Leica V-LUX 4 handy and started shooting this great ...